Abstract:
Catalyst compositions comprising Group 4 metal complexes containing a diene moiety and activating cocatalysts are used as catalysts for polymerizing olefins, diolefins and/or acetylenically unsaturated monomers. Vinylidene aromatic monomers, particularly styrene are polymerized to form highly syndiotactic polymers.
Abstract:
This invention relates to segmented, multicomponent interpolymers comprising: A) at least one olefin polymer segment comprising a substantially linear ethylene homopolymer or a substantially linear or branched copolymer of ethylene and at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of C3-20 alpha -olefins, and B) at least one monovinylidene aromatic polymer segment, said olefin polymer segment and monovinylidene aromatic polymer segment being joined by means of the copolymerization of the terminal vinyl functionality of a macromonomer comprising the monovinylidene aromatic polymer segment with ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and said at least one comonomer under Ziegler-Natta polymerization conditions.
Abstract:
Yttrium complexes of dibenzopyrolyl substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands (I) are useful as ethylene polymerization catalysts and uniquely prepare low molecular weight ethylene polymers having a high degree of terminal vinyl unsaturation wherein Y is yttrium and R and Z are as defined in claim 1.
Abstract:
Catalyst compositions comprising Group 4 metal complexes containing a diene moiety and activating cocatalysts are used as catalysts for polymerizing olefins, diolefins and/or acetylenically unsaturated monomers. Vinylidene aromatic monomers, particularly styrene are polymerized to form highly syndiotactic polymers.
Abstract:
Group 4 metal complexes of the constrained geometry type, catalysts derived therefrom and polymerization processes using the same, characterized by a nitrogen containing aliphatic or cycloaliphatic moiety that is substituted with one or more aryl groups, an aryl-substituted silane bridging group, or one or more Group 14 organometalloid substituted hydrocarbyl substituents on the metal.
Abstract:
It has now been found that certain phenolic compounds can be used as free radical inhibitors during polymerization without deactivation of transition metal catalysts. Use of such compounds during polymerization is particularly advantageous when they are substantially free of catalyst inactivating compounds such as less substituted phenols and quinones. The invention includes a process for inhibiting deterioration in a polymer by adding a free radical inhibitor during or before polymerization with a transition metal catalyst. It is not necessary to inactivate the free radical inhibitor since it advantageously does not inhibit the transition metal catalyst activity. The process is preferably preceded by a step of purifying the free radical inhibitor to remove compounds which inhibit catalyst activity such as quinones and phenols which are not sufficiently sterically hindered to avoid inhibiting the catalyst. Additionally, the invention includes a composition comprising at least one olefin monomer, a polymer of the monomer, a transition metal catalyst and at least one free radical inhibitor having sufficient substituents to hinder the active inhibiting group such that it does not undesirably inhibit the transition metal catalyst. The invention is particularly useful when the monomer comprises propylene, styrene or a derivative thereof.