Process for preparing cyclopentadienyl compounds
US6162937A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S526/943
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for preparing bis-cyclopentadienyl compounds bridged by a methylene group is reported, said process comprising reacting formaldehyde with a cyclopentadienyl compound in the presence of a base and of a solvent having a dielectric constant (.epsilon.), measured at 25.degree. C., higher than 7. The bridged compounds, obtainable in high yields with this simple single-step process, can be used to prepare ansa-metallocenes, active as catalyst components in the polymerization of olefins.
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