Abstract:
The present invention concerns a catalyst formulation comprising: (a) a Zn catalyst comprising a Zn compound having alcoholate ligand(s) derived from one or more polyols, and (b) a catalyst additive comprising a metal compound (i) having alcoholate ligand(s) derived from one or monohydric alcohol wherein the metal is selected from: (I) first row transition metals excluding Zn, preferably Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Ni, and Co, more preferably Ti, (II) second row transition metals, preferably Y and Zr, more preferably Zr, and (III) combinations of at least two metals selected from (I) and (II). The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing an epoxide monomer, preferably ethylene oxide, comprising carrying out the process in the presence of the catalyst formulation.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing an olefin-acrylate block copolymer, the process comprising: a) performing atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) by combining ATRP materials comprising an acrylate monomer, an initiator having a radically transferrable atom or group, a transition metal compound, and a ligand, thereby forming a macroinitiator; and b) combining reaction materials comprising an alpha-substituted acrylate and the macroinitiator, thereby forming the olefin-acrylate block copolymer.
Abstract:
An olefin polymerization catalyst system comprising: a procatalyst component comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I) wherein each X is independently a monodentate or polydentate ligand that is neutral, monoanionic, or dianionic, wherein n is an integer, and wherein X and n are chosen such that the metal-ligand complex of Formula (I) is overall neutral; wherein each R1 and R5 independently is selected from (C1-C40)hydrocarbyls, substituted (C1-C40)hydrocarbyls; (C1-C-40)heterohydrocarbyls and substituted (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyls; wherein each R2 and R4 independently is selected from (C1-C40)hydrocarbyls andsubstituted (C1-C40)hydrocarbyls; wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of a (C3-C40)hydrocarbylene, substituted (C3-C40)hydrocarbylene, [(C+Si)3-(C+Si)40]organosilylene, substituted [(C+Si)3-(C+Si)40]organosilylene, [(C+Ge)3-(C+Ge)40]organogermylene, or substituted [(C+Ge)3-(C+Ge)40]organogermylene; wherein each N independently is nitrogen; and optionally, two or more R1-5 groups each independently can combine together to form mono-aza ring structures, with such ring structures having from 5 to 16 atoms in the ring excluding any hydrogen atoms.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an olefin polymerization catalyst system for use in forming a multi-block copolymer, said copolymer containing therein two or more segments or blocks differing in chemical or physical properties, a polymerization process using the same, and the resulting polymers, wherein the composition comprises the admixture or reaction product resulting from combining: (A) a first olefin polymerization procatalyst, (B) a second olefin polymerization procatalyst capable of preparing polymers differing in chemical or physical properties from the polymer prepared by procatalyst (A) under equivalent polymerization conditions, and (C) a chain shuttling agent.
Abstract:
Olefin polymerization catalyst systems are provided that include a procatalyst component having a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I): [formula] (I) where each X is a neutral, monoanionic, or dianionic, monodentate or polydentate ligand such that the complex of Formula (I) is neutral; each R 1 and R 10 is a (C 6 -C 40 )aryl, substituted (C 6 -C 40 )aryl, (C 3 -C 40 )heteroaryl, or substituted (C 3 -C 40 )heteroaryl; each R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 is a hydrogen; (C 1 -C 40 )hydrocarbyl; substituted (C 1 -C 40 )hydrocarbyl; (C 1 -C 40 )heterohydrocarbyl; substituted (C 1 -C 40 )heterohydrocarbyl; halogen; or nitro (NO 2 ) group; and each R 5 and R 6 is a (C 1 -C 40 )alkyl; substituted (C 1 -C 40 )alkyl; or [(Si) 1 -(C+Si) 40 ] substituted organosilyl. Additionally, olefin-based polymers and processes for polymerizing one or more olefin-based polymers in the presence of the olefin polymerization catalyst systems are also provided.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a process for preparing an olefin-acrylate block copolymer, the process comprising: a) performing reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization by combining RAFT materials comprising an acrylate monomer, a radical initiator, and a RAFT agent, thereby forming a macroinitiator; and b) combining reaction materials comprising an alpha-substituted acrylate, a radical initiator, and the macroinitiator, thereby forming the olefin-acrylate block copolymer.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a catalyst formulation comprising: (a) a Zn catalyst comprising a Zn compound having alcoholate ligand(s) derived from one or more polyols, and (b) a catalyst additive comprising a metal compound (i) having alcoholate ligand(s) derived from one or monohydric alcohol wherein the metal is selected from: (I) group 13 metals, preferably B, Al, Ga, and In, more preferably Al, (II) combinations of Al with group 14 metals or semi-metals, preferably a combination of Al and Si, and (III) combinations of at least two metals selected from (I) and (II). The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing an epoxide monomer, preferably ethylene oxide, comprising carrying out the process in the presence of the catalyst formulation.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a catalyst formulation comprising: (a) a Zn catalyst comprising a Zn compound having alcoholate ligand(s) derived from one or more polyols, and (b) a catalyst additive comprising a metal compound (i) having alcoholate ligand(s) derived from one or monohydric alcohol wherein the metal is selected from: (I) group 2 metals, preferably Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba, more preferably Mg, (II) Li, and (III) combinations of at least two metals selected from (I) and (II). The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing an epoxide monomer, preferably ethylene oxide, comprising carrying out the process in the presence of the catalyst formulation.