Abstract:
A process for producing a propylene polymer composition by conducting a multi-stage polymerization comprising the step (a) of producing a propylene (co)polymer (a) and the step (b) of producing an ethylene copolymer (b) in an arbitrary order in the presence of a transition metal compound (A) containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton and a compound (B) capable of activating the compound (A) and also in the presence, in the step (b), of the polymer produced in the preceding step (a), in which process the obtained polymer composition contains 20-90 wt. % of the (co)polymer (a) and 80-10 wt. % of the copolymer (b) and has a melt flow rate of 0.01-500 g/10 min as measured at a temperature of 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg. This process can provide a propylene polymer composition having an excellent balance among rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance.
Abstract:
A process for producing a propylene polymer composition by conducting a multi-stage polymerization comprising the step (a) of producing a propylene (CO) polymer (a), the step (b) of producing a propylene-olefin copolymer (b), and the step (c) of producing an ethylene-olefin copolymer (c) in an arbitrary order in the presence of a transition metal compound (A) containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton and a compound (B) capable of activating the compound (A) and also in the presence, in the steps (b) and (c) of the polymers produced in the preceding steps, in which process the obtained polymer composition contains 20-90 wt.% of the co(polymer) (a), 5-75 wt.% of the copolymer (b), and 5-75 wt.% of the copolymer (c) and has a melt flow rate of 0.01-500 g/10 min. as measured at a temperature of 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg. This process can provide a propylene polymer composition having an excellent balance among rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance.
Abstract:
A propylene polymer composition composed of a propylene polymer (A1) produced by using a metallocene catalyst and having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01-30 g/10 min, a propylene polymer (A2) having an MFR of 30-1,000 g/10 min and, if necessary, a flexible polymer, wherein the ratio of the MFR of the polymer (A2) to that of the polymer (A1) is at least 30. A propylene polymer composition composed of a propylene polymer produced by using a titanium catalyst and having an MFR of 0.01-30 g/10 min, the above polymer (A2) and, if necessary, a flexible polymer. A propylene polymer composition composed of a propylene polymer produced by using a titanium catalyst and having an MFR of 0.01-50 g/10 min and an ethylene-olefin random copolymer produced by using a metallocene catalyst. A propylene polymer composition composed of a propylene polymer produced by using a catalyst containing a specified metallocene compound and at least one synthetic resin selected from among a propylene polymer other than the above propylene polymer, an olefin elastomer and an olefin polymer. All of the above polymer compositions are excellent in heat resistance, mechanical strengths and tensile elongation at break and are suitable for producing various structural materials of automobiles, household electric appliances, etc., daily necessities, films, sheets, and so forth.
Abstract:
The olefin polymerization catalyst of the invention is formed from a Group IVB transition metal compound represented by the following formula (I) and an organoaluminum oxy-compound or a compound which reacts with the transition metal compound to form an ion pair. In the olefin polymerization process of the invention using this catalyst or a catalyst formed from a Group IVB transition metal compound represented by the following formula (II) and an organoaluminum oxy-compound or a compound which reacts with the transition metal compound to form an ion pair, an olefin (co)polymer having a high molecular weight can be obtained with high polymerization activities, and besides an olefin copolymer having a high comonomer content can be obtained even if a comonomer is used in a small amount. (I) (II) wherein, M is a transition metal of Group IVB, at least one of R1 is an aryl group and the remainder is hydrogen or the like, R2 is hydrogen, an alkyl group or the like, R3 and R4 are each hydrogen, an alkyl group or the like, R6 is hydrogen, an alkyl group or the like, R7 is hydrogen, an alkyl group or the like, any one of R8 and R9 is an alkyl group, and X1 and X2 are each halogen, a hydrocarbon group or the like.
Abstract:
Process for preparing imidazole derivatives of the general formula (II) : wherein R and R independently are loweralkyl, by desulfurizing a mercaptoimidazole derivative of the general formula (I) : wherein R and R are as defined above, with nitric acid optionally in the presence of a nitrite. The compounds of the formula (II) are useful for the treatment of glaucoma.
Abstract:
The novel transition metal compound of the invention is represented by the following formula (I): (see formula I) wherein M is a transition metal; R1 is a hydrocarbon group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 is an aryl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms; X1 and X2 are each a halogen atom or the like; and Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent silicon-containing group or the like. An olefin polymerization catalyst component of the present invention comprises the aforementioned transition metal compound. An olefin polymerization catalyst of the present invention comprises the aforementioned olefin polymerization catalyst component. The propylene homopolymer, the propylene copolymer and the propylene elastomer according to the present invention have such properties that the triad tacticity of propylene units chain is high, a proportion of the inversely units based on the 2,1-insertion of propylene monomer is in the specific range, and the intrinsic viscosity [.pi.], as measured in decahydronaphthalene at 135.degree.C, is in the specific range.
Abstract:
Process for preparing polyalkyl-2-alkoxy-7-hydroxychroman derivative of the general formula(V): (V) wherein R1 denotes lower primary alkyl, R2 denotes hydrogen or lower primary alkyl and R3 denotes loweralkyl, by reacting resorcin with either an aliphatic ketone of the general formula(I): (I) wherein R1 and R2 are as defined above, and an alcohol of the formula(II): R3OH (II) wherein R3 is as defined above, in the presence of an acid catalyst, or an aliphatic ketone acetal of the general formula(III): (III) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined above, in the presence of an acid catalyst.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a propylene polymer composition comprising conducting multistage polymerization including a step (a) for preparing a propylene (co)polymer (a), a step (b) for preparing a propylene-olefin copolymer (b) and a step (c) for preparing an ethylene-olefin copolymer (c) in the presence of (A) a transition metal compound and (B) a compound activating the transition metal compound (A), in which the steps (a), (b) and (c) may be carried out in any order, each of the second and subsequent stage polymerizations is carried out in the presence of a polymer or polymers obtained by the preceding stage or stages respectively, and the resulting propylene polymer composition contains the propylene (co)polymer (a) in an amount of 20 to 90 % by weight, the propylene-olefin copolymer (b) in an amount of 5 to 75 % by weight and the ethylene-olefin copolymer (c) in an amount of 5 to 75 % by weight, and has MFR, as measured at 230 .degree.C under a load of 2.16 kg, of 0.01 to 500 g/10 min. The process according to the invention can prepare a propylene polymer composition having excellent rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance.
Abstract:
Process for preparing imidazole derivatives of the general formula (II) : wherein R and R independently are loweralkyl, by desulfurizing a mercaptoimidazole derivative of the general formula (I) : wherein R and R are as defined above, with nitric acid optionally in the presence of a nitrite. The compounds of the formula (II) are useful for the treatment of glaucoma.