Group 4 metal diene complexes and addition polymerization catalysts therefrom

Claim 2

A metal complex containing one and only one cyclic, delocalized, anionic, π-bonded group, said complexes corresponding to the formula: ##STR15## wherein: M is a Group 4 metal in the +4 formal oxidation state; L is a group containing a cyclic, delocalized, anionic, π-system through which the group is bound to M, and which group is also bound to Z; Z is a moiety bound to M via a σ-bond, comprising an element selected from the group consisting of boron, and the members of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also comprising an element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and oxygen, said moiety having up to 60 non-hydrogen atoms; and X is a conjugated diene or a hydrocarbyl-, halocarbyl-, or silyl- substituted derivative thereof, said X having from 4 to 40 non-hydrogen atoms, and being coordinated to M so as to form a metallocyclopentene therewith.

Claim 3

A complex according to claim 1 corresponding to the formula: ##STR16## wherein: M is titanium or zirconium in the +4 formal oxidation state; L is a group containing a cyclic, delocalized, anionic, π-system through which the group is bound to M, and which group is also bound to Z; Z is a moiety bound to M via a σ-bond, comprising an element selected from the group consisting of boron, and the members of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also comprising an element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and oxygen, said moiety having up to 60 non-hydrogen atoms; and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl, silyl, and combinations thereof, said substituent having from 1 to 20 nonhydrogen atoms.

Claim 4

A complex according to claim 2 corresponding to the formula: ##STR17## wherein Z, and M are as previously defined in claim 2; each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is independently hydrogen or a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl, silyl and combinations thereof, said substituent having from 1 to 10 nonhydrogen atoms; and Cp is a C 5 H 4 group or a substituted C 5 H 4 group substituted with from one to four substituents independently selected from hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, silyl, germyl, halo, cyano, and combinations thereof, said substituent having up to 20 nonhydrogen atoms, and optionally, two such substituents (except cyano or halo) together cause Cp to have a fused ring structure, said Cp being bound to Z and bound in a η 5 bonding mode to M.

Claim 5

A complex according to claim 3 corresponding to the formula: ##STR18## wherein: R' each occurrence is independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, silyl, germyl, halo, cyano and combinations thereof, said R' having up to 20 nonhydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R' groups (where R' is not hydrogen, halo or cyano) together form a divalent derivative thereof connected to adjacent positions of the cyclopentadienyl ring to form a fused ring structure; Y is --O--, --S--, --NR * --, --PR * --; M is titanium or zirconium in the +4 formal oxidation state; each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1-8 hydrocarbyl; and Z * is SIR * 2 , CR * 2 , SiR * 2 SiR * 2 , CR * 2 CR * 2 , CR * ═CR * , CR * 2 SiR * 2 , or GeR * 2 ; wherein: R * each occurrence is independently hydrogen, or a member selected from hydrocarbyl, silyl, halogenated alkyl, and halogenated aryl, said R * having up to 10 non-hydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R * groups from Z * (when R * is not hydrogen), or an R * group from Z * and an R * group from Y form a ring system.

Claim 6

A complex according to claim 4 wherein at least one of R' or R * is an electron donating moiety.

Claim 7

A complex according to claim 4 wherein Y is a nitrogen or phosphorus containing group corresponding to the formula --N(R")-- or --P(R")--, wherein R" is C 1-10 hydrocarbyl.

Claim 8

A complex according to claim 4 corresponding to the formula: ##STR19## wherein: M is titanium; R 1 , R 2 , R 5 , and R 6 are hydrogen; R 3 , and R 4 are hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or phenyl; R' each occurrence is independently selected from hydrogen, silyl, hydrocarbyl and combinations thereof, said R' having up to 10 carbon or silicon atoms, or two such R' groups on the substituted cyclopentadienyl group (when R' is not hydrogen) together form a divalent derivative thereof connected to adjacent positions of the cyclopentadienyl ring; R" is t-butyl; R"' is independently each occurrence hydrogen or C 1-10 hydrocarbyl; E is independently each occurrence silicon or carbon; and m is 1 or 2.

Claim 9

A metal complex according to claim 7 wherein R" is methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, norbornyl, benzyl, or phenyl; and the cyclopentadienyl group is cyclopentadienyl, tetramethylcyclopentadienyl, indenyl, tetrahydroindenyl, fluorenyl, tetrahydrofluorenyl or octahydrofluorenyl.

Claim 10

A metal complex according to claim 8 selected from the group consisting of (tert-butylamido)(tetramethyl-η 5 -cyclopentadienyl)dimethylsilanetitanium 1,3-butadiene; (tert-butylamido)(tetramethyl-η 5 -cyclopentadienyl)-dimethylsilanetitanium 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene; and (tert-butylamido)(tetramethyl-η 5 -cyclopentadienyl)dimethylsilanetitanium isoprene.

Claim 11

A process for preparing a metal complex containing one and only one cyclic, delocalized π-bonded group, said complex corresponding to the formula: ##STR20## wherein: M is a Group 4 metal in the +4 formal oxidation state; L is a group containing a cyclic, delocalized, anionic, π-system through which the group is bound to M, and which group is also bound to Z; Z is a moiety bound to M via a σ-bond, comprising an element selected from the group consisting of boron, and the members of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also comprising an element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and oxygen, said moiety having up to 60 non-hydrogen atoms; and X is a conjugated diene or a hydrocarbyl-, halocarbyl-, or silyl- substituted derivative thereof, said X having from 4 to 40 non-hydrogen atoms, and being coordinated to M so as to form a metallocyclopentene therewith, comprising contacting: 1) a compound according to the formula M(--Z--L--)(X * ) 2 or a solvated adduct thereof, wherein X * is halo and M, Z and L are as previously defined, 2) a conjugated diene compound corresponding to X, and 3) an alkali metal hydrocarbyl- or alkaline earth metal hydrocarbyl compound of up to 10 carbons in an inert diluent.

Claim 12

A process for preparing a metal complex containing one and only one cyclic, delocalized π-bonded group, said complex corresponding to the formula: ##STR20## wherein: M is a Group 4 metal in the +4 formal oxidation state; L is a group containing a cyclic, delocalized, anionic, π-system through which the group is bound to M, and which group is also bound to Z; Z is a moiety bound to M via a σ-bond, comprising an element selected from the group consisting of boron, and the members of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also comprising an element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and oxygen, said moiety having up to 60 non-hydrogen atoms; and X is a conjugated diene or a hydrocarbyl-, halocarbyl-, or silyl- substituted derivative thereof, said X having from 4 to 40 non-hydrogen atoms, and being coordinated to M so as to form a metallocyclopentene therewith, comprising contacting: 1) a compound according to the formula M(--Z--L--)(X * ) 2 or a solvated adduct thereof, wherein X * is halo and M, Z and L are as previously defined, 2) a conjugated diene compound corresponding to X, and 3) an alkali metal hydrocarbyl- or alkaline earth metal hydrocarbyl compound of up to 10 carbons in an inert diluent.