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Substituted metallocene catalyst for the (co)polymerization of olefins

US5936051A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 1997
Grant dateAug 10, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S526/943
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Metallocene complexes of a metal M selected from titanium, zirconium and hafnium, comprising at least one anionic group A containing an .eta..sup.5 -cyclopentadienyl ring co-ordinated with the metal M, wherein the anionic group is substituted in at least one position of the cyclopentadienyl ring with a radical having the formula: EQU Ph*--(CR.sup.6 R.sup.7).sub.n wherein: R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are independently hydrogen, halogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, preferably hydrogen, "n" is 0 or 1, preferably 1, Ph* is a C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 group comprising an aromatic ring linked to --CR.sup.6 R.sup.7 -- or to A and substituted with at least one and up to a maximum of three electron-attractor groups, on the condition that, when A is an .eta..sup.5 -indenyl group and "n" is 0, at least one Ph group is linked to A in position 1 or 3 of indenyl. These complexes can be used in (co)polymerization processes of .alpha.-olefins, possibly in the presence of a suitable co-catalyst, for the production of polyolefins with a very high molecular weight.

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