Method for forming highly reactive olefin functional polymers
US10829573B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F2410/04
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the preparation of polybutene having an exo-olefin content of at least 50 mol. % from an isobutene-containing monomer feedstock, which process comprises contacting said isobutene-containing feedstock with a Lewis acid catalyst complexed with a Lewis base, in an apolar polymerization medium, and initiating polymerization of said isobutene-containing feedstock. The Lewis acid catalyst is of formula R′AlCl2, wherein R′ is hydrocarbyl; the Lewis base is a dihydrocarbyl ether wherein each hydrocarbyl group is independently selected from C1-C8 hydrocarbyl groups and one or both hydrocarbyl groups of the dihydrocarbyl ether are substituted with an electron-withdrawing group; and the initiator is a compound of formula RX, wherein X is a halide; R is a hydrocarbyl group capable of forming a stable carbocation, and the carbon linking group R to group X is tertiary, benzylic, or allylic.
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