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Substituted pyridyl amine catalysts and processes for polymerizing crystalline polymers

US7087690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 2003
Grant dateAug 8, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC40B40/14
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

New ligands, compositions, metal-ligand complexes and arrays with pyridyl-amine ligands are disclosed that catalyze the polymerization of monomers into polymers. Certain of these catalysts with hafnium metal centers have high performance characteristics, including higher comonomer incorporation into ethylene/olefin copolymers, where such olefins are for example, 1-octene, isobutylene or styrene. Certain of the catalysts are particularly effective at polymerizing propylene to high molecular weight isotactic polypropylene in a solution process at a variety of polymerization conditions.

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