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Catalyst compositions and processes for olefin oligomerization and polymerization

US6573345B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 1998
Grant dateJun 3, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08F4/659
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to processes of polymerizing olefin monomers and copolymerizing olefin monomer(s) with functionalized alpha-olefin monomers in the presence of certain late transition metal pyrrolaldimine chelates, especially bidenate or in the presence of a combination of a transition metal in its zero valence and a pyrrolaldimine represented by the formula: wherein each R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, M and L are defined in the specification herein below.

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