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Metallocene catalyst containing bulky organic group

US5502017A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 1994
Grant dateMar 26, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F4/6592
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An ionic metallocene catalyst for olefin polymerization which comprises: (1) a cyclopentadienyl-type ligand, a Group IVB transition metal, and alkyl, aryl, or hydride substituents, as a cation, and (2) a weakly coordinating anion comprising boron substituted with halogenated, such as tetra fluoro, aryl substituents preferably containing silylalkyl substitution, such as para-silyl t-butyldimethyl.

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