EP2688922A2 - Copolymères séquencés amphiphiles préparés par métathèse des alcènes - Google Patents

Copolymères séquencés amphiphiles préparés par métathèse des alcènes

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EP2688922A2
EP2688922A2 EP12765595.9A EP12765595A EP2688922A2 EP 2688922 A2 EP2688922 A2 EP 2688922A2 EP 12765595 A EP12765595 A EP 12765595A EP 2688922 A2 EP2688922 A2 EP 2688922A2
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  • This invention relates to ester functionalization of vinyl terminated polyolefins by metathesis reactions.
  • Metathesis is generally thought of as the interchange of radicals between two compounds during a chemical reaction.
  • metathesis reactions such as ring opening metathesis, acyclic diene metathesis, ring closing metathesis, and cross metathesis. These reactions, however, have had limited success with the metathesis of functionalized olefins.
  • Methods for the production of polyolefins with end-functionalized groups are typically multi-step processes that often create unwanted by-products and waste of reactants and energy.
  • End-functionalized multiblock polyolefins that feature a chemically reactive or polar end group are of interest for use in a broad range of applications, such as compatibilizers, tie-layer modifiers, surfactants, and surface modifiers.
  • the instant invention's use of olefin alkene metathesis to introduce functional groups is both a commercially economical and an "atom-economical" route to end functionalized multiblock polyolefins.
  • This invention further provides vinyl-terminated polyolefins that react with functionalized alkenes in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to form polar end-functionalized multiblock polyolefins.
  • a novel method for polar end functionalized multiblock polyolefin production by the metathesis of vinyl- terminated polyolefins with ester functionalized alkenes is useful in a range of polyolefins, including isotactic polypropylene (iPP), atactic polypropylene (aPP), ethylene propylene copolymer (EP), and polyethylene (PE).
  • This invention relates to a process to functionalize polyolefins (as used herein, polyolefin is defined to include both polymers and oligomers) comprising contacting an alkene metathesis catalyst with an acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyalkylene glycol and one or more vinyl terminated polyolefins.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin comprise one or more of:
  • a propylene oligomer comprising more than 90 mol% propylene and less than 10 mol% ethylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 93% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 500 to about 20,000 g/mol (as measured by l R NMR), an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.35: 1.0 and less than 1400 ppm aluminum; and/or
  • a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene and from 10 to 50 mol% ethylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 90% allyl chain ends, Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol (as measured by NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.3: 1.0, wherein monomers having four or more carbon atoms are present at from 0 to 3 mol%; and/or
  • a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene, from 0.1 to 45 mol% ethylene, and from 0.1 to 5 mol% C 4 to olefin, wherein the oligomer has: at least 87%o allyl chain ends (alternately at least 90%>), an Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol, (as measured by NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.35: 1.0; and/or
  • a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene, from 0.1 to 45 mol% ethylene, and from 0.1 to 5 mol% diene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 90% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol (as measured by NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.7: 1 to 1.35: 1.0; and/or
  • a homooligomer comprising propylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 93%o allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 500 to about 20,000 g/mol (as measured by l R NMR), an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.2: 1.0, and less than 1400 ppm aluminum; and/or
  • a branched polyolefin having an Mn ( l R NMR) of 7,500 to 60,000 g/mol comprising: (i) one or more alpha olefin derived units comprising ethylene and propylene;
  • branched polyolefins having an Mn greater than 60,000 g/mol comprising: (i) one or more alpha olefins comprising ethylene and propylene; (ii) 50% or greater allyl chain ends, relative to total unsaturated chain ends; (iii) a g'(vis) of 0.90 or less; and (iv) a bromine number which, upon complete hydrogenation, decreases by at least 50%; and/or
  • a branched polyolefins having an Mn of less than 7,500 g/mol comprising: (i) one or more alpha olefin derived units comprising ethylene and propylene; (ii) a ratio of percentage of saturated chain ends to percentage of allyl chain ends of 1.2 to 2.0; and (iii) 50% or greater allyl chain ends, relative to total moles of unsaturated chain ends; and/or j) vinyl terminated higher olefin copolymers having an Mn (measured by ⁇ NMR) of 300 g/mol or greater (preferably 300 to 60,000 g/mol) comprising: (i) from about 20 to 99.9 mol% of at least one C5 to C40 higher olefin; and (ii) from about 0.1 to 80 mol% of propylene; wherein the higher olefin copolymer has at least 40% allyl chain ends; and/or k) vinyl terminated higher olefin copolymers having an Mn
  • polyolefin as used herein means an oligomer or polymer of two or more olefin mer units and specifically includes oligomers and polymers as defined below.
  • An "olefin,” alternatively referred to as “alkene,” is a linear, branched, or cyclic compound of carbon and hydrogen having at least one double bond. Ethylene shall be considered an alpha- olefin.
  • a propylene polymer or oligomer contains at least 50 mol% of propylene, an ethylene polymer or oligomer contains at least 50 mol% of ethylene, and so on.
  • a polymer or copolymer when referred to as comprising an olefin, including, but not limited to, ethylene, propylene, and butene, the olefin present in such polymer or copolymer is the polymerized form of the olefin.
  • a copolymer when a copolymer is said to have an "ethylene" content of 35 wt% to 55 wt%, it is understood that the mer unit in the copolymer is derived from ethylene in the polymerization reaction and said derived units are present at 35 wt% to 55 wt%, based upon the weight of the copolymer.
  • a “polymer” has two or more of the same or different mer units.
  • a “homopolymer” is a polymer having mer units that are the same.
  • a “copolymer” is a polymer having two or more mer units that are different from each other.
  • a “terpolymer” is a polymer having three mer units that are different from each other.
  • the term “different” as used to refer to mer units indicates that the mer units differ from each other by at least one atom or are different isomerically. Accordingly, the definition of copolymer, as used herein, includes terpolymers and the like.
  • An oligomer is typically a polymer having a low molecular weight (such an Mn of less than 25,000 g/mol, preferably less than 2,500 g/mol) or a low number of mer units (such as 75 mer units or less).
  • Mn is number average molecular weight (measured by NMR unless stated otherwise)
  • Mw is weight average molecular weight (measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography)
  • Mz is z average molecular weight (measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography)
  • wt% is weight percent
  • mol% is mole percent.
  • Molecular weight distribution (MWD) is defined to be Mw (measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography) divided by Mn (measured by l R NMR). Unless otherwise noted, all molecular weight units (e.g., Mw, Mn, Mz) are g/mol.
  • Allyl chain ends (also referred to as “vinyl termination”, “vinyl chain ends” “allylic vinyl end group” or “vinyl content”) is defined to be a polyolefin (oligomer or polymer) having at least one terminus represented by formula I: allylic vinyl end group
  • ⁇ represents the polyolefin chain.
  • allyl chain end is represented by the formula II:
  • the amount of allyl chain ends is determined using NMR at 120°C using deuterated tetrachloroethane as the solvent on a 500 MHz machine and, in selected cases, confirmed by 13 C NMR.
  • Resconi has reported proton and carbon assignments (neat perdeuterated tetrachloroethane used for proton spectra while a 50:50 mixture of normal and perdeuterated tetrachloroethane was used for carbon spectra; all spectra were recorded at 100°C on a Bruker AM 300 spectrometer operating at 300 MHz for proton and 75.43 MHz for carbon) for vinyl terminated propylene oligomers in J American Chemical Soc, 1 14, 1992, pp. 1025- 1032 that are useful herein.
  • Isobutyl chain end also referred to as an “isobutyl end group” is defined to be a polyolefin (oligomer or polymer) having at least one terminus represented by the formula:
  • M represents the polyolefin (oligomer or polymer) chain.
  • isobutyl chain end is represented by one of the following formulae:
  • M represents the polyolefin chain
  • the "isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio" is defined to be the ratio of the percentage of isobutyl chain ends to the percentage of allylic vinyl groups.
  • inter unsaturation means a double bond that is not an allyl chain end as defined above, a vinylene, or vinylidene unsaturation.
  • diblock is defined to mean that there are two different segments in the multiblock polyolefin, e.g., the PO segment and the (CR 17 R 18 ) m -0) n segment in Formula (X) are different, where the term “different” indicates that the mer units of the segments differ from each other by at least one atom, the mer units of the segments differ isomerically, the segments differ in Mn, Mw, Mz, tacticity, Mw/Mn, g'vis, vinyl, vinylidene, vinylene, or internal unsaturation content, amount of comonomer (when the comonomer is the same or different in the segments), density (ASTM D 1505), melting point, heat of fusion, Brookfield viscosity, specific gravity (ASTM D 4052), or any other fluid or polyolefin property described in US 2008/0045638, paragraphs [0593] to [0636] (in event of conflict between test procedures in the instant specification and US 2008/00
  • triblock means is defined to mean that there are three different segments in the functionalized multiblock polyolefin, e.g., two PO segments and the (CR 17 R 18 ) m -0) n segment in Formula (XX) where the PO segment is different from the (CR 17 R 18 ) m -0) n segment and the two PO's may be the same or different, where the term “different” indicates that the mer units of the segments differ from each other by at least one atom, the mer units of the segments differ isomerically, the segments differ in Mn, Mw, Mz, tacticity, Mw/Mn, g'vis, vinyl, vinylidene, vinylene, or internal unsaturation content, amount of comonomer (when the comonomer is the same or different in the segments), density (ASTM D 1505), melting point, heat of fusion, Brookfield viscosity, specific gravity (ASTM D 4052), or any other fluid or polyolefin property described in US 2008
  • multiblock is defined to mean at least two segments, a PO segment and a (CR 17 R 18 ) m -0) n ) segment are present in the functionalized multiblock polyolefin and encompasses the terms “diblock” and "triblock”.
  • the term "vinyl terminated polyolefin” also referred to as “vinyl terminated macromer” or “VTM” is defined to be a polyolefin (oligomer or polymer) having at least 30% allyl chain ends (relative to total unsaturation), preferably having an Mn of at least 300 g/mol, preferably from 500 to 100,000 g/mol.
  • substituted means that a hydrogen group has been replaced with a hydrocarbyl group, a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group.
  • methyl cyclopentadiene (Cp) is a Cp group substituted with a methyl group and ethyl alcohol is an ethyl group substituted with an -OH group.
  • hydrocarbyl radical is defined to be C 1 -C2o radicals, that may be linear, branched, or cyclic (aromatic or non-aromatic); and include substituted hydrocarbyl radicals as defined below.
  • Substituted hydrocarbyl radicals are radicals in which at least one hydrogen atom has been substituted with a heteroatom or heteroatom containing group, preferably with at least one functional group such as halogen (CI, Br, I, F), R*2, OR*, SeR*, TeR*, PR*2, AsR*2, SbR* 2 , SR*, BR* 2 , SiR* 3 , GeR* 3 , SnR* 3 , PbR* 3 , and the like or where at least one heteroatom has been inserted within the hydrocarbyl radical, such as halogen (CI, Br, I, F), O, S, Se, Te, NR*, PR*, AsR*, SbR*, BR*, SiR* 2 , GeR* 2 , SnR* 2 , PbR* 2 , and the like, where R* is, independently, hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl.
  • halogen CI, Br, I, F
  • R*2 OR*
  • a "substituted alkyl” or “substituted aryl” group is an alkyl or aryl radical made of carbon and hydrogen, where at least one hydrogen is replaced by a heteroatom, a heteroatom containing group, or a linear, branched, or cyclic substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
  • reactive termini is meant a polymer having a vinyl, vinylidene, vinylene, or other terminal group that can be polymerized into a growing polymer chain.
  • Bromine number is determined by ASTM D 1159.
  • ICPES Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry
  • ICPES Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry
  • Me is methyl
  • Ph is phenyl
  • Et is ethyl
  • Pr is propyl
  • iPr is isopropyl
  • n-Pr normal propyl
  • Bu is butyl
  • iBu is isobutyl
  • tBu is tertiary butyl
  • p-tBu is para-tertiary butyl
  • nBu is normal butyl
  • TMS is trimethylsilyl
  • TIBAL is triisobutylaluminum
  • TNOAL is triisobutyl n- octylaluminum
  • MAO is methylalumoxane
  • pMe is para-methyl
  • Ar* is 2,6-diisopropylaryl
  • Bz is benzyl
  • THF is tetrahydrofuran
  • RT room temperature and tol is toluene.
  • This invention relates to a process to functionalize vinyl terminated polyolefin comprising contacting an alkene metathesis catalyst with an acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyalkylene glycol, and one or more vinyl terminated polyolefins, preferably comprising one or more of the vinyl terminated polyolefins described herein.
  • This invention also relates to the functionalized mutiblock polyolefins produced thereby.
  • a functionalized multiblock polyolefin produced by this invention is represented by the formula (X) or (XX): PO-CCR! ⁇ CR! ⁇ -CCR! ⁇ CR! ⁇ -CCO O-CCCR!SR ⁇ CCR 1 ⁇ 18 ) !!! ⁇ ) ⁇ 19 (X) or
  • R 1 1 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 14 are each, independently, a substituted or unsubstituted through C 4 hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and isomers thereof) or a hydrogen;
  • R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted Q through C4 hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and isomers thereof) or a hydrogen;
  • R 19 is a Ci to a C20 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, docecyl, and isomers thereof) or a hydrogen;
  • z is > 1 to about 5, preferably 2, 3, 4, or 5;
  • m is > 1 to about 5, preferably 2, 3, 4, or 5;
  • each PO is, independently, a polyolefin hydrocarbyl group comprising 10 to 4000 carbon atoms (preferably 15 to 3500, preferably 100 to 2500); and
  • n is from 1 to about 10,000, preferably 2 to 1000, preferably 3 to 500, preferably 4 to 300, preferably 4 to 150, preferably 4 to 50, preferably 4 to 20.
  • R 1 1 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are each hydrogen atoms and R 19 is a hydrogen, a methyl or an ethyl group.
  • R 1 1 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are hydrogen.
  • z is 1, m is 1, and n is from 2 to about 1000; alternately z is 2, m is 1, and n is from 2 to about 1000; alternately z is 2, m is 2, and n is from 2 to about 1000.
  • PO has at least 15 carbon atoms, preferably at least 100 carbon atoms.
  • R 1 1 through R 14 are all hydrogens and one of R 15 through R 18 is a C C ⁇ hydrocarbon.
  • R 12 through R 18 comprise six hydrogens and one Q-C hydrocarbon.
  • R 12 through R 18 comprise six hydrogens and one methyl group.
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefin is amphiphilic, e.g., n is greater than 1, preferably from 1 to 100, and PO is a hydrocarbyl or a substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that if PO is a substituted hydrocarbyl, then PO is not water soluble.
  • one of "(CR 17 R 18 ) m -0) n " or PO in Formula (X) or (XX) is hydrophobic and the other is hydrophilic.
  • the two PO groups in Formula (XX) are different.
  • the two different PO groups in Formula (XX) can be referred to as PO and PO* in the following discussion).
  • An example of two different PO groups would be having PO being isotactic PP and PO* being an EP copolymer, with the ethylene content in the PO* being from 5 wt% to 60 wt%, preferably about 50 wt%.
  • a preferred embodiment for the functionalized multiblock polyolefin of Formula (XX) has PO and PO* being different, with PO being immiscible with PO*. By immiscible is meant that if the vinyl terminated polyolefins that become PO and PO* were blended together they would form a heterogeneous composition.
  • homogeneous composition a composition having substantially one morphological phase.
  • a co-continuous morphology is considered a single state for purposes of this invention and the claims thereto.
  • a blend of two polymers where one polymer is miscible with another polymer is said to be homogeneous in the solid state.
  • Such morphology is determined using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or atomic force microscopy (AFM), in the event the optical microscopy, SEM and AFM provide different data, then the SEM data shall be used.
  • SEM scanning electron microscopy
  • AFM atomic force microscopy
  • two separate phases would be observed for an immiscible blend.
  • a miscible blend is homogeneous, while an immiscible blend is heterogeneous.
  • PO and PO*, and/or the vinyl terminated polyolefins PO and PO* are derived from, differ by at least 5% relative to each other, preferably by at least 10% different, preferably by at least 20% different, preferably by at least 30% different, preferably by at least 40%, preferably by at least 50% different, preferably by at least 60% different, preferably by at least 75%, preferably by at least 100% different, preferably by at least 150%) different, preferably by at least 200%> in Mn, Mw, Mz, tacticity, Mw/Mn, g'vis, vinyl, vinylidene, vinylene, or internal unsaturation content, amount of comonomer (when the comonomer is the same or different in the segments), density (ASTM D 1505), melting point, heat of fusion, Brookfield viscosity, specific gravity (ASTM D 4052), or any other fluid or polyolefin property described in US 2008/0045638, paragraphs [0593] to [
  • PO and PO*, and/or the vinyl terminated polyolefins PO and PO* are derived from, differ in comonomer content preferably by at least 5 mol%, relative to each other, preferably by at least 10 mol% different, preferably by at least 20 mol% different, preferably by at least 30 mol% different, preferably by at least 40 mol% (for example, an ethylene copolymer having 20 mol% propylene differs from a propylene copolymer having 5 mol% butene by 15 mol%).
  • PO and PO*, and/or the vinyl terminated polyolefins PO and PO* are derived from, differ in Mn, Mw, Mz, Mw/Mn, g'vis, vinyl, vinylidene, vinylene, or internal unsaturation content, density (ASTM D-1505), melting point, heat of fusion, % tacticity, and/or crystallization point by at least 5% relative to each other, preferably by at least 10% different, preferably by at least 20% different, preferably by at least 30% different, preferably by at least 40% (for example, a polymer having an Mw of 500 g/mol differs from a polymer having an Mw of 732 by 46%).
  • the Tm's, according to the DSC, of PO and PO*, and/or the vinyl terminated polyolefins PO and PO* are derived from, are different by at least 5°C, preferably by at least 10°C, preferably by at least 20°C, preferably by at least 30°C, preferably by at least 40°C, preferably by at least 50°C, preferably by at least 60°C, preferably by at least 70°C, preferably by at least 80°C.
  • the crystallization temperatures (Tc), according to the DSC, of PO and PO*, and/or the vinyl terminated polyolefins PO and PO* are derived from are different by at least 5°C, preferably by at least 10°C, preferably by at least 20°C, preferably by at least 30°C, preferably by at least 40°C, preferably by at least 50°C, preferably by at least 60°C, preferably by at least 70°C, preferably by at least 80°C.
  • the heat of fusion (Hf), determined by DSC, of PO and PO*, and/or the vinyl terminated polyolefins PO and PO* are derived from, are at least 5 J/g different, preferably at least 10 J/g different, preferably at least 20 J/g different, preferably at least 50 J/g different, preferably at least 80 J/g different.
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefin composition i.e., the functionalized multiblock polyolefin and any unreacted starting materials, prior to fractionation or washing
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefin composition has little or no reactive termini as shown by a ratio of 2.0 or greater (preferably 5 or greater, preferably 10 or greater, preferably 20 or greater) for the intensity of the internal unsaturation peaks at about 128 to 132 ppm to the reactive termini peaks at about 1 14 and 139 ppm in the 13 C NMR spectrum.
  • the functionalized multiblock polymer of Formula (X) has an average of about 0.75 to about 1.25 internal unsaturation sites per polyolefin chain, as determined by NMR of the polyolefin for functionalized multiblock polymers having an Mn of up to 60,000 g/mol as determined by l R NMR.
  • the functionalized multiblock polymer of Formula (XX) has an average of about 1.50 to about 2.50 internal unsaturation sites per polyolefin chain, as determined by NMR of the polyolefin for multiblock polymers having an Mn of up to 60,000 g/mol as determined by l R NMR.
  • the various components of the functionalized multiblock polyolefin can be separated from each other using the preparative TREF procedure below.
  • the fraction containing the largest mass is selected (and is presumed to be the multiblock polyolefin produced herein) and subjected to characterization, such as DSC (as described below).
  • the multiblock polyolefin (e.g., the selected fraction with the largest mass) shows at least two peak melting temperatures (Tm) according to the DSC (at least 3 Tm's if PO and PO* are different) and the Tm's are each different from the other by at least 5°C, preferably by at least 10°C, preferably by at least 20°C, preferably by at least 30°C, preferably by at least 40°C, preferably by at least 50°C, preferably by at least 60°C, preferably by at least 70°C, preferably by at least 80°C.
  • Tm peak melting temperatures
  • the multiblock polyolefin (e.g., the selected fraction with the largest mass) shows at least two crystallization temperatures (Tc) according to the DSC (at least three Tc's if PO and PO* are different) and the Tc's are each different from the other by at least 5°C, preferably by at least 10°C, preferably by at least 20°C, preferably by at least 30°C, preferably by at least 40°C, preferably by at least 50°C, preferably by at least 60°C, preferably by at least 70°C, preferably by at least 80°C.
  • Tc crystallization temperatures
  • the heat of fusion (Hf), determined by DSC, of the multiblock polyolefin is between the Hf s of the starting vinyl terminated polyolefins.
  • the Hf of the multiblock polyolefin e.g., the selected fraction with the largest mass
  • the Hf of the multiblock polyolefin is at least 5 J/g different than the Hf of the starting vinyl terminated polyolefin having the highest Hf, preferably at least 10 J/g different, preferably at least 20 J/g different, preferably at least 50 J/g different, preferably at least 80 J/g different.
  • the Hf of the multiblock polyolefin (e.g., the selected fraction with the largest mass) is at least 5 J/g less than the Hf of the starting vinyl terminated polyolefin having the highest Hf, preferably at least 10 J/g less, preferably at least 20 J/g less, preferably at least 30 J/g less, preferably at least 40 J/g less, preferably at least 50 J/g less, preferably at least 60 J/g less, preferably at least 70 J/g less, preferably at least 80 J/g less, preferably at least 90 J/g less.
  • the comonomer content of the multiblock polyolefin is at least 5 mol% different than the comonomer content of the starting vinyl terminated polyolefin having the highest comonomer content, preferably at least 10 mol% different, preferably at least 20 mol% different, preferably at least 30 mol% different, preferably at least 40 mol% different.
  • the comonomer content, of the multiblock polyolefin is between the comonomer contents of the starting vinyl terminated polyolefins.
  • a homopolymer shall be considered to have 0 mol% comonomer.
  • Comonomer content can be measured by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) in conjunction with samples collected by GPC as described in Wheeler and Willis, Applied Spectroscopy, 1993, Vol. 47, pp. 1 128-1130.
  • FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
  • a commercial preparative TREF instrument (Model MC2, Polymer Char S.A.) is used to fractionate the resin into Chemical Composition Fractions. Approximately 2 g of polymer is placed into a reactor and dissolved in 200 mL of xylene, stabilized with 600 ppm of BHT, at 130°C for approximately 60 minutes. The mixture is allowed to equilibrate for 45 minutes at 90°C, and then cooled to either 30°C (standard procedure) or 15°C (cryo procedure) using a cooling rate of 0.1°C/min. The temperature of the cooled mixture is increased until it is within the lowest Isolation Temperature Range to be used (see Table 2) and the mixture is heated to maintain its temperature within the specified range for 20 minutes.
  • the mixture is sequentially filtered through a 75 micron column filter and then a 2 micron disk filter using 10 psi to 50 psi of pressurized nitrogen.
  • the reactor is washed twice with 50 ml of xylene heated to maintain the temperature of the wash mixture within the designated temperature range and held at that temperature for 20 minutes during each wash cycle.
  • the fractionation process is continued by introducing fresh xylene (200 mL of xylene, stabilized with 600 ppm of BHT) into the reactor, increasing the temperature of the mixture until it reaches the next highest Isolation Temperature Range in the sequence indicated in Table 2 and heating the mixture to maintain its temperature within the specified range for 20 minutes prior to filtering it as described above.
  • the extraction cycle is sequentially repeated in this manner until the mixture has been extracted at all Isolation Temperature Ranges shown in Table 2.
  • the extracts are independently precipitated with methanol to recover the individual polymer fractions.
  • the Isolation Temperature Range for the Standard Procedure is 0°C to 36°C.
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefin has an Mn of from 400 to 120,000 g/mol, preferably from 1000 to about 60,000 g/mol, preferably from 10,000 to 45,000 g/mol, preferably from 20,000 to 42,000 g/mol, preferably about 40,000 g/mol, alternately about 20,000, alternately about 1000 g/mol.
  • PO is a polypropylene of a Mn of about 300 to about 20,000 g/mol or PO is an ethylene/propylene copolymer of a Mn of about 300 to about 20,000 g/mol.
  • at least one of the substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl groups of PO and PO* contain from about 2 to about 18 carbon atoms.
  • This invention presumes that PO and PO* are derived from the vinyl terminated polyolefins used to make the functionalized multiblock polyolefins.
  • the functionalized (and optionally derivatized, as described below) multiblock polyolefins described herein have less than 10% allyl chain ends, preferably less than 8%, preferably less than 6%, preferably less than 5%, preferably less than 4%, preferably less than 3%, preferably less than 2%, preferably less than 1% (relative to total unsaturations as measured by l R NMR, using the protocol described in WO 2009/155471).
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefins described herein have less than 10% allyl chain ends, preferably less than 5%, preferably less than 1%, (relative to total unsaturations as measured by l R NMR, using the protocol described in WO 2009/155471); and less than 10 % vinylidene unsaturations, preferably less than 5%, preferably less than 1%, (relative to total unsaturations as measured by NMR); and/or less than 10% vinylene unsaturations, preferably less than 5%, preferably less than 1%, (relative to total unsaturations as measured by l R NMR, using the protocol described in WO 2009/155471).
  • No hydrogen or chain transfer/termination agent should be used during functionalization, derivatization or stripping (of unreacted monomer) for measurement of unsaturations.
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefins consist essentially of propylene, functional group, and optionally ethylene.
  • C 4 olefins (such as isobutylene, butadiene, n-butene) are substantially absent from the functionalized multiblock polyolefins.
  • C 4 _2o olefins are substantially absent from the functionalized multiblock polyolefins.
  • isobutylene is substantially absent from the functionalized multiblock polyolefins.
  • substantially absent is meant that the monomer is present in the polyolefins at 1 wt% or less, preferably at 0.5 wt% or less, preferably at 0 wt%.
  • the number of functional groups is present at 0.60 to 1.2, alternately 0.75 to 1.1 functional groups per chain (preferably assuming that Mn has not altered by more than 15% as compared to the Mn of the polyolefin prior to functionalization and optional derivatization).
  • Number of functional groups per chain F/Mn, as determined by !fi NMR as follows: the instrument used is a 400 MHz Varian pulsed Fourier transform NMR spectrometer equipped with a variable temperature proton detection probe operating at 120°C. The sample is dissolved in l, l,2,2-tetrachloroethane-d2 (TCE-d2) or CDCI3 and transferred into a 5 mm glass NMR tube.
  • IA is the normalized integrated signal intensities for the aliphatic region of interest between from about 0 to 2.1 ppm.
  • the number of vinyl groups/ 1000 Carbons (VI) is determined from the formula: (VRA * 1000) / (IA +VRA + VDRA).
  • the number of vinylidene & vinylene groups / 1000 carbons (VE) is determined from the formula: (VDRA * 1000) / (IA +VRA + VDRA).
  • VRA, VDRA, and IA are the normalized integrated signal intensities in the chemical shift regions defined above.
  • Percent functionalization of the polyolefin (F * 100)/(F+VI +VE).
  • the number of vinyl groups/1000 carbons (VI*) and number of vinylidene groups/1000 carbons (VE*) for the functionalized multiblock polyolefin are determined from the NMR spectra of the functionalized multiblock polyolefin in the same manner as VI and VE for the unfunctionalized multiblock polyolefin.
  • the percent functionalization of the polyolefin is 75% or more, preferably 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, preferably 95% or more.
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefins produced herein may be used in a broad range of applications, such as compatibilizers, tie-layer modifiers, surfactants, surface modifiers, lubricants, detergents, flocculants, viscosity modifiers, Viscosity Index modifiers, emulsifiers, de-emulsifiers, dispersants, plasticizers, surfactants for soaps, detergents, fabric softeners, antistatics, oil additives, anti-fogging or wetting additives, adhesion promoters additives for lubricants and/or fuels, and the like.
  • compatibilizers such as compatibilizers, tie-layer modifiers, surfactants, surface modifiers, lubricants, detergents, flocculants, viscosity modifiers, Viscosity Index modifiers, emulsifiers, de-emulsifiers, dispersants, plasticizers, surfactants for soaps, detergents, fabric softeners, antistatics, oil additives, anti
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefins described above may be further derivatized as described in U.S. Patent No. 6,022,929.
  • the functional groups will react with electrophiles to form products with new covalent bonds.
  • Examples of carbon-based electrophiles include aldehydes, ketones, anhydrides, cyclic anhydrides, and halocarbons.
  • Examples of silicon-based electrophiles include chlorosilanes, fluorosilanes, and bromosilanes.
  • the functionalized multiblock polyolefins described herein have been derivitized: i) by reaction with an electrophile (such as a carbon or silicon- based electrophile); ii) with a molecule containing any of the following functional groups: ketone, aldehyde, cyclic anhydride, bromide, chloride, iodide, fluoride; or iii) with a molecule containing a chlorosilane, bromosilane, or fluorosilane group.
  • an electrophile such as a carbon or silicon- based electrophile
  • a molecule containing any of the following functional groups ketone, aldehyde, cyclic anhydride, bromide, chloride, iodide, fluoride
  • iii with a molecule containing a chlorosilane, bromosilane, or fluorosilane group.
  • the functionalized (and optionally derivatized) multiblock polyolefins produced by this invention may used alone or blended with other polymers.
  • the functionalized (and optionally derivatized) multiblock polyolefins are present at 99.9 wt% to 0.1 wt% (typically at from 5 wt% to 99.8 wt%, alternately from 10 wt% to 99 wt%) in a blend with one or more other polymers, including but not limited to, thermoplastic polymer(s) and/or elastomer(s), based upon the weight of the blend.
  • the functionalized (and optionally derivatized) multiblock polyolefins produced by this invention may be blended with 0.1 wt% to 99.9 wt% (typically at from 0.2 wt% to 95 wt%, alternately from 1 wt% to 90 wt%, based upon the weight of the blend) of a one or more other polymers, including but not limited to, thermoplastic polymer(s) and/or elastomer(s), based upon the weight of the blend.
  • thermoplastic polymer(s) is meant a polymer that can be melted by heat and then cooled with out appreciable change in properties.
  • Thermoplastic polymers typically include, but are not limited to, polyolefins, polyamides, polyesters, polycarbonates, polysulfones, polyacetals, polylactones, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resins, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, styrene-acrylonitrile resins, styrene maleic anhydride, polyimides, aromatic polyketones, or mixtures of two or more of the above.
  • Preferred polyolefins include, but are not limited to, polymers comprising one or more linear, branched or cyclic C2 to C40 olefins, preferably polymers comprising propylene copolymerized with one or more C3 to C40 olefins, preferably a C3 to C20 alpha olefin, more preferably C3 to alpha-olefins. More preferred polyolefins include, but are not limited to, polymers comprising ethylene including but not limited to ethylene copolymerized with a C3 to C40 olefin, preferably a C3 to C20 alpha olefin, more preferably propylene and/or butene.
  • elastomers all natural and synthetic rubbers, including those defined in ASTM D1566.
  • the functionalized (and optionally derivatized) multiblock polyolefins produced herein may further be combined with one or more of polybutene, ethylene vinyl acetate, low density polyethylene (density 0.915 to less than 0.935 g/cm 3 ) linear low density polyethylene, ultra low density polyethylene (density 0.86 to less than 0.90 g/cm 3 ), very low density polyethylene (density 0.90 to less than 0.915 g/cm 3 ), medium density polyethylene (density 0.935 to less than 0.945 g/cm 3 ), high density polyethylene (density 0.945 to 0.98 g/cm 3 ), ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene methyl acrylate, copolymers of acrylic acid, polymethylmethacrylate or any other polymers polymerizable by a high-pressure free radical process, polyvinylchloride, polybutene- 1 , isotactic polybutene, ABS resin
  • Tackifiers may be blended with the functionalized (and optionally derivatized) multiblock polyolefins produced herein and/or with blends of the functionalized (and optionally derivatized) multiblock polyolefins produced by this invention (as described above).
  • tackifiers include, but are not limited to, aliphatic hydrocarbon resins, aromatic modified aliphatic hydrocarbon resins, hydrogenated polycyclopentadiene resins, polycyclopentadiene resins, gum rosins, gum rosin esters, wood rosins, wood rosin esters, tall oil rosins, tall oil rosin esters, polyterpenes, aromatic modified polyterpenes, terpene phenolics, aromatic modified hydrogenated polycyclopentadiene resins, hydrogenated aliphatic resin, hydrogenated aliphatic aromatic resins, hydrogenated terpenes and modified terpenes, and hydrogenated rosin esters.
  • the tackifier is hydrogenated.
  • the tackifier has a softening point (Ring and Ball, as measured by ASTM E-28) of 80°C to 140°C, preferably 100°C to 130°C.
  • the tackifier if present, is typically present at about 1 wt% to about 50 wt%, based upon the weight of the blend, more preferably 10 wt% to 40 wt%, even more preferably 20 wt% to 40 wt%.
  • the functionalized (and optionally derivatized) multiblock polyolefins of this invention, and/or blends thereof further comprise typical additives known in the art, such as fillers, cavitating agents, antioxidants, surfactants, adjuvants, plasticizers, block, antiblock, color masterbatches, pigments, dyes, processing aids, UV stabilizers, neutralizers, lubricants, waxes, and/or nucleating agents.
  • the additives may be present in the typically effective amounts well known in the art, such as 0.001 wt% to 10 wt%.
  • Preferred fillers, cavitating agents and/or nucleating agents include titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, silica, silicon dioxide, carbon black, sand, glass beads, mineral aggregates, talc, clay, inorganic or metallic particles (preferably graphene; graphene oxide, single wall nanotubes and multi wall nanotubes), and the like.
  • Preferred antioxidants include phenolic antioxidants, such as Irganox 1010, Irganox, 1076 both available from Ciba-Geigy.
  • Preferred oils include paraffinic or naphthenic oils such as Primol 352 or Primol 876 available from ExxonMobil Chemical France, S.A. in Paris, France. More preferred oils include aliphatic naphthenic oils, white oils, or the like.
  • the functionalized (and optionally derivatized) multiblock polyolefins produced herein are combined with polymers (elastomeric and/or thermoplastic) having anhydride, acid or isocyanate functional groups under conditions such that they react. Reaction may be confirmed by an at least 20% (preferably at least 50%, preferably at least 100%) increase in Mw as compared to the Mw of the functionalized multiblock polyolefin prior to reaction. Such reaction conditions may be increased heat (for example, above the Tm of the functionalized multiblock polyolefin), increased shear (such as from a reactive extruder), presence or absence of solvent, and the like.
  • Useful polymers having functional groups that can be reacted with the functionalized multiblock polyolefins produced herein include polyesters, polyvinyl acetates, nylons (polyamides), polybutadiene, nitrile rubber, hydroxylated nitrile rubber, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers and terpolymers, as well as ionomers.
  • This invention relates to a process to produce a functionalized multiblock polyolefin comprising contacting an alkene metathesis catalyst with an acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyalkylene glycol, and one or more vinyl terminated polyolefins (oligomers or polymers), preferably comprising one or more of the vinyl terminated polyolefins described herein.
  • the reactants are typically combined in a reaction vessel at a temperature of 20°C to 200°C (preferably 50°C to 160°C, preferably 60°C to 140°C) and a pressure of 0 to 1000 MPa (preferably 0.5 to 500 MPa, preferably 1 to 250 MPa) for a residence time of 0.5 seconds to 10 hours (preferably 1 second to 5 hours, preferably 1 minute to 1 hour).
  • 0.00001 to 0.1 moles, preferably 0.0001 to 0.02 moles, preferably 0.0005 to 0.01 moles of catalyst are charged to the reactor per mole of polyolefin charged.
  • the process is typically a solution process, although it may be a bulk or high pressure process. Homogeneous processes are preferred. (A homogeneous process is defined to be a process where at least 90 wt% of the product is soluble in the reaction media.) A bulk homogeneous process is particularly preferred. (A bulk process is defined to be a process where reactant concentration in all feeds to the reactor is 70 volume % or more.) Alternately no solvent or diluent is present or added in the reaction medium (except for the small amounts used as the carrier for the catalyst or other additives, or amounts typically found with the reactants; e.g., propane in propylene).
  • Suitable diluents/solvents for the process include non-coordinating, inert liquids.
  • Examples include straight and branched-chain hydrocarbons, such as isobutane, butane, pentane, isopentane, hexanes, isohexane, heptane, octane, dodecane, and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane, cycloheptane, methylcyclohexane, methylcycloheptane, and mixtures thereof such as can be found commercially (IsoparTM); perhalogenated hydrocarbons, such as perfluorinated C4 0 alkanes, chlorobenzene, and aromatic and alkylsubstituted aromatic compounds, such as benzene, toluene, mesitylene, and xylene.
  • straight and branched-chain hydrocarbons such as isobutane,
  • aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents are used as the solvent, such as isobutane, butane, pentane, isopentane, hexanes, isohexane, heptane, octane, dodecane, and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane, cycloheptane, methylcyclohexane, methylcycloheptane, and mixtures thereof.
  • the solvent is not aromatic, preferably aromatics are present in the solvent at less than 1 wt%, preferably at less than 0.5 wt%, preferably at 0 wt% based upon the weight of the solvents.
  • the feed concentration for the process is 60 volume % solvent or less, preferably 40 volume % or less, preferably 20 volume % or less.
  • the process may be batch, semi-batch, or continuous.
  • continuous means a system that operates without interruption or cessation.
  • a continuous process to produce a polymer would be one where the reactants are continually introduced into one or more reactors and polymer product is continually withdrawn.
  • Useful reaction vessels include reactors (including continuous stirred tank reactors, batch reactors, reactive extruder, pipe, or pump).
  • the productivity of the process is at least 200 g of functionalized multiblock polyolefin per mmol of catalyst per hour, preferably at least 5000 g/mmol/hour, preferably at least 10,000 g/mmol/hr, preferably at least 300,000 g/mmol/hr.
  • the yield of the catalyst is at least 50 mols of functionalized multiblock polyolefin per mol of catalyst, preferably 100 mols of functionalized multiblock polyolefin per mol of catalyst, preferably 200 mols of functionalized multiblock polyolefin per mol of catalyst.
  • This invention further relates to a process, preferably an in-line process, preferably a continuous process, to produce functionalized multiblock polyolefin, comprising introducing monomer and catalyst system into a reactor, obtaining a reactor effluent containing vinyl terminated polyolefm, optionally removing (such as flashing off) solvent, unused monomer and/or other volatiles, obtaining vinyl terminated polyolefm (such as those described herein), introducing vinyl terminated polyolefm, alkene metathesis catalyst and acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyalkylene glycol (as described herein) into a reaction zone (such as a reactor, an extruder, a pipe, and/or a pump), and obtaining functionalized multiblock polyolefm (such as those described herein).
  • a reaction zone such as a reactor, an extruder, a pipe, and/or a pump
  • An alkene metathesis catalyst is a compound that catalyzes the reaction between a vinyl terminated polyolefm with an acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyalkylene glycol to produce an ester functionalized multiblock polyolefm, typically with the elimination of ethylene.
  • the alkene metathesis catalyst is represented by the Formula (I):
  • M is a Group 8 metal, preferably Ru or Os, preferably Ru;
  • X and X 1 are, independently, any anionic ligand, preferably a halogen (preferably CI), an alkoxide or a triflate, or X and X 1 may be joined to form a dianionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non- hydrogen atoms;
  • L and L 1 are, independently, a neutral two electron donor, preferably a phosphine or a N- heterocyclic carbene, L and L 1 may be joined to form a single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • L and X may be joined to form a multidentate monoanionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • L 1 and X 1 may be joined to form a multidentate monoanionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • R and R 1 are, independently, hydrogen or Q to C30 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl (preferably a Q to C30 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or a substituted or unsubstituted C 4 to C30 aryl);
  • R 1 and L 1 or X 1 may be joined to form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • R and L or X may be joined to form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms.
  • Preferred alkoxides include those where the alkyl group is a phenol, substituted phenol (where the phenol may be substituted with up to 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to hydrocarbyl groups) or a Ci to hydrocarbyl, preferably a Ci to alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, or phenyl.
  • Preferred triflates are represented by the Formula (II):
  • R 2 is hydrogen or a Q to C30 hydrocarbyl group, preferably a to alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, or phenyl.
  • N-heterocyclic carbenes are represented by the Formula (III) or the Formula IV):
  • each R 4 is independently a hydrocarbyl group or substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl (including isobutyl and n-butyl), pentyl, cyclopentyl, hexyl, cyclohexyl, octyl, cyclooctyl, nonyl, decyl, cyclodecyl, dodecyl, cyclododecyl, mesityl, adamantyl, phenyl, benzyl, tolulyl, chlorophenyl, phenol, substituted phenol, or CH 2 C(CH 3 ) 3 ; and each R 5 is hydrogen, a halogen, or a Q to hydrocarbyl group, preferably hydrogen, bromine, chlorine, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, or phenyl.
  • one of the N groups bound to the carbene in formula (III) or (IV) is replaced with an S, O, or P atom, preferably an S atom.
  • N-heterocyclic carbenes include the compounds described in Hermann, W. A., Chem. Eur. J., 1996, 2, pp. 772 and 1627; Enders, D. et al, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 1995, 34, pg. 1021 ; Alder R. W., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 1996, 35, pg. 1121 ; and Bertrand, G. et al, Chem. Rev., 2000, 100, pg. 39.
  • the alkene metathesis catalyst is one or more of tricyclohexylphosphine[l,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene][3-phenyl-lH- inden- 1 -ylidene]ruthenium(II) dichloride, tricyclohexylphosphine[3 -phenyl- 1 H-inden- 1 - ylidene][l,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-imidazol-2-ylidene]ruthenium(II) dichloride, tricyclohexylphosphine[l,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2- ylidene] [(phenylthio)methylene]ruthenium(II) dichloride, bis(tricyclohexylphosphine[(phenylthio)
  • the alkene metathesis catalyst is represented in Formula (I) above, where: M is Os or Ru; R 1 is hydrogen; X and X 1 may be different or the same and are any anionic ligand; L and L 1 may be different or the same and are any neutral electron donor; and R may be hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl.
  • R is preferably hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl.
  • the C C2o alkyl may optionally be substituted with one or more aryl, halide, hydroxy, C1-C20 alkoxy, or C2-C20 alkoxycarbonyl groups.
  • the aryl may optionally be substituted with one or more C C2o alkyl, aryl, hydroxyl, Ci ⁇ C 5 alkoxy, amino, nitro, or halide groups.
  • L and L 1 are preferably phosphines of the formula PR 3 ' R 4 ' R 5 ', where R 3 ' is a secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl, and R 4 ' and R 5 ' are aryl, C Qo primary alkyl, secondary alkyl, or cycloalkyl.
  • R 4 ' and R 5 ' may be the same or different.
  • L and L 1 preferably the same and are -P(cyclohexyl)3, - P(cyclopentyl)3, or-P(isopropyl)3.
  • X and X 1 are most preferably the same and are chlorine.
  • the ruthenium and osmium carbene compounds have the Formula (V):
  • R 9 and R 10 may be different or the same and may be hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl.
  • the R 9 and R 10 groups may optionally include one or more of the following functional groups: alcohol, thiol, ketone, aldehyde, ester, ether, amine, imine, amide, nitro, carboxylic acid, disulfide, carbonate, isocyanate, carbodiimide, carboalkoxy, and halogen groups.
  • Such compounds and their synthesis are described in U.S. Patent No. 6, 1 11,121.
  • the alkene metathesis catalyst useful herein may be any of the catalysts described in U.S. Patent Nos. 6, 11 1,121 ; 5,312,940; 5,342,909; 7,329,758; 5,831, 108; 5,969, 170; 6,759,537; 6,921,735; and U.S. Patent Application Publication No.
  • 2005-0261451 Al including but not limited to, benzylidene- bis(tricyclohexylphosphine)dichlororuthenium, benzylidene[l,3- bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)- 2-imidazolidinylidene]dichloro(tricyclohexylphosphine)ruthenium, dichloro(o- isopropoxyphenylmethylene)(tricyclohexylphosphine)ruthenium(II), (l,3-Bis-(2,4,6- trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene)dichloro(o-isopropoxyphenylmethylene)ruthenium, l,3-Bis(2-methylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene]dichloro(2-isopropoxyphenylmethylene) ruthenium(II), [l,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2
  • alkene metathesis catalyst is represented by the formula: Formula (VI) where:
  • M* is a Group 8 metal, preferably Ru or Os, preferably Ru;
  • X* and X 1 * are, independently, any anionic ligand, preferably a halogen (preferably CI), an alkoxide or an alkyl sulfonate, or X and X 1 may be joined to form a dianionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • L* is N, O, P, or S, preferably N or O;
  • R* is hydrogen or a to C30 hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, preferably methyl;
  • R 1 *, R 2 *, R 3 *, R 4 *, R 5 *, R 6 *, R 7 *, and R 8 * are, independently, hydrogen or a C ⁇ to C 30 hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl, preferably R 1 *, R 2 *, R 3 *, and R 4 * are methyl;
  • each R 9 * and R 13 * are, independently, hydrogen or a Q to C30 hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, preferably a C2 to hydrocarbyl, preferably ethyl;
  • R 10 *, R 1 1 *, R 12 * are, independently hydrogen or a to C30 hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, preferably hydrogen or methyl;
  • each G is, independently, hydrogen, halogen or to C30 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl (preferably a to C30 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or a substituted or unsubstituted C 4 to C30 aryl);
  • any two adjacent R groups may form a single ring of up to 8 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms.
  • any two adjacent R groups may form a fused ring having from 5 to 8 non hydrogen atoms.
  • the non-hydrogen atoms are C and/or O.
  • the adjacent R groups form fused rings of 5 to 6 ring atoms, preferably 5 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • adjacent is meant any two R groups located next to each other, for example R 3 * and R 4 * can form a ring and/or R 1 !* and R 12 * can form a ring.
  • the metathesis catalyst compound comprises one or more of: 2-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-3,5,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine[2-(i-propoxy)-5-(N,N- dimethylaminosulfonyl)phenyl]methylene ruthenium dichloride; 2-(mesityl)-3, 3,5,5- tetramethylpyrrolidine[2-(i-propoxy)-5-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)phenyl]methylene ruthenium dichloride; 2-(2-isopropyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine[2-(i-propoxy)-5-(N,N- dimethylaminosulfonyl)phenyl]methylene ruthenium dichloride; 2-(2,6-diethyl-4- fluorophenyl)-3,3,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine[2-(i-propoxy)-5-(N,N- dimethyl
  • catalysts are generally available from Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (St. Louis, MO) or Strem Chemicals, Inc. (Newburyport, MA).
  • Acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyalkylene glycols useful in the process described herein include those represented by the formula(XII) or (XXII):
  • R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are each, independently, a substituted or unsubstituted C ⁇ through C 4 hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and isomers thereof) or a hydrogen;
  • R 19 is a Ci to a C20 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, docecyl, and isomers thereof) or a hydrogen;
  • R 20 is a hydrogen or a Q to a C 4 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and isomers thereof);
  • z is > 1 to about 5, preferably 2, 3, 4, or 5;
  • n is from 1 to about 10,000, peferably 2 to 1000, preferably 3 to 500, preferably 4 to 300, preferably 4 to 150, preferably 4 to 50, preferably 4 to 20.
  • R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are each hydrogen atoms and R 19 is a hydrogen, a methyl, or an ethyl group.
  • R 19 is a hydrogen, a methyl, or an ethyl group.
  • Formula (XXII) R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are hydrogen and R 20 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl group.
  • z is 1, m is 1, and n is from 2 to about 1000; alternately z is 2, m is 1, and n is from 2 to about 1000; alternately z is 2, m is 2, and n is from 2 to about 1000.
  • the acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyalkylene glycols (where the alkyl is a C j to C20 alkyl group, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl undecyl, dodecyl, and isomers thereof), is an acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyethylene glycols, preferably one or more of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate, poly(ethylene glycol) methyl acrylate, and the like.
  • this invention can be practiced with any vinyl containing materials, preferably with vinyl terminated polyolefins (including vinyl terminated polymers, (such as vinyl terminated ethylene homo- and co-polymers, and vinyl terminated propylene homo- and co-polymers).
  • vinyl terminated polymers including vinyl terminated polymers, (such as vinyl terminated ethylene homo- and co-polymers, and vinyl terminated propylene homo- and co-polymers).
  • vinyl terminated polymers include homo-and co-polymers of heteroatom containing monomers, as well as polymers of olefin monomers only.
  • vinyl terminated polymers includes vinyl terminated oligomers.
  • Preferred vinyl terminated polyolefins include vinyl terminated isotactic polypropylene (preferably having a melting point of 100°C or more, preferably 155°C or more), polyethylene (preferably having a melting point of 100°C or more, preferably 155°C or more).
  • Vinyl terminated polyolefins (olefin oligomers and polymers) useful in this invention include propylene homo-oligomers, comprising propylene and less than comonomer, preferably 0 wt% comonomer, wherein the oligomer has:
  • Mn a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 500 to about 20,000 g/mol, as measured by l K NMR (preferably 500 to 15,000, preferably 700 to 10,000, preferably 800 to 8,000 g/mol, preferably 900 to 7,000, preferably 1000 to 6,000, preferably 1000 to 5,000);
  • Vinyl terminated olefin oligomers and polymers useful in this invention also include propylene co-oligomers having an Mn of 300 to 30,000 g/mol as measured by l R NMR (preferably 400 to 20,000, preferably 500 to 15,000, preferably 600 to 12,000, preferably 800 to 10,000, preferably 900 to 8,000, preferably 900 to 7,000 g/mol), comprising 10 to 90 mol% propylene (preferably 15 to 85 mol%, preferably 20 to 80 mol%, preferably 30 to 75 mol%, preferably 50 to 90 mol%) and 10 to 90 mol% (preferably 85 to 15 mol%, preferably 20 to 80 mol%, preferably 25 to 70 mol%, preferably 10 to 50 mol%) of one or more alpha-olefin comonomers (preferably ethylene, butene, hexene, or octene, preferably ethylene), wherein the oligomer has at least X% allyl chain ends (relative to
  • X is 80% or more, preferably 85% or more, preferably 90% or more, preferably 95% or more.
  • the oligomer has at least 80% isobutyl chain ends (based upon the sum of isobutyl and n-propyl saturated chain ends), preferably at least 85% isobutyl chain ends, preferably at least 90% isobutyl chain ends.
  • the oligomer has an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.35: 1.0, preferably 0.9: 1 to 1.20: 1.0, preferably 0.9: 1.0 to 1.1 : 1.0.
  • Vinyl terminated olefin oligomers and polymers useful in this invention also include propylene oligomers, comprising more than 90 mol% propylene (preferably 95 to 99 mol%, preferably 98 to 99 mol%) and less than 10 mol% ethylene (preferably 1 to 4 mol%, preferably 1 to 2 mol%),wherein the oligomer has:
  • Mn a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 400 to about 30,000 g/mol, as measured by l K NMR (preferably 500 to 20,000, preferably 600 to 15,000, preferably 700 to 10,000, preferably 800 to 9,000, preferably 900 to 8,000, preferably 1000 to 6,000);
  • Vinyl terminated olefin oligomers and polymers useful in this invention also include propylene oligomers, comprising: at least 50 (preferably 60 to 90, preferably 70 to 90) mol% propylene and from 10 to 50 (preferably 10 to 40, preferably 10 to 30) mol% ethylene, wherein the oligomer has:
  • At least 90% allyl chain ends preferably at least 91%, preferably at least 93%, preferably at least 95%, preferably at least 98%;
  • Vinyl terminated olefin oligomers and polymers useful in this invention also include propylene oligomers, comprising:
  • mol% propylene from 0.1 to 45 (alternately at least 35, preferably 0.5 to 30, preferably 1 to 20, preferably 1.5 to 10) mol% ethylene, and from 0.1 to 5 (preferably 0.5 to 3, preferably 0.5 to 1) mol% C 4 to olefin (such as butene, hexene, or octene, preferably butene), wherein the oligomer has:
  • At least 90% allyl chain ends preferably at least 91%, preferably at least 93%, preferably at least 95%, preferably at least 98%;
  • Mn a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 150 to about 15,000 g/mol, as measured by l H NMR (preferably 200 to 12,000, preferably 250 to 10,000, preferably 300 to 10,000, preferably 400 to 9500, preferably 500 to 9,000, preferably 750 to 9,000); and
  • Vinyl terminated olefin oligomers and polymers useful in this invention also include propylene oligomers, comprising:
  • mol% propylene at least 50 (preferably at least 60, preferably 70 to 99.5, preferably 80 to 99, preferably 90 to 98.5) mol% propylene, from 0.1 to 45 (alternately at least 35, preferably 0.5 to 30, preferably 1 to 20, preferably 1.5 to 10) mol% ethylene, and from 0.1 to 5 (preferably 0.5 to 3, preferably 0.5 to 1) mol% diene (such as C 4 to (3 ⁇ 4 alpha-omega dienes (such as butadiene, hexadiene, octadiene), norbornene, ethylidene norbornene, vinylnorbornene, norbornadiene, and dicyclopentadiene), wherein the oligomer has:
  • diene such as C 4 to (3 ⁇ 4 alpha-omega dienes (such as butadiene, hexadiene, octadiene), norbornene, ethylidene norbornene, vinyl
  • At least 90% allyl chain ends preferably at least 91%, preferably at least 93%, preferably at least 95%, preferably at least 98%;
  • Mn a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 150 to about 20,000 g/mol, as measured by l R NMR (preferably 200 to 15,000, preferably 250 to 12,000, preferably 300 to 10,000, preferably 400 to 9,500, preferably 500 to 9,000, preferably 750 to 9,000); and
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins useful herein may be one or more vinyl terminated macromers having an Mn (measured by NMR) of 200 g/mol or more, (preferably 300 to 60,000 g/mol, 400 to 50,000 g/mol, preferably 500 to 35,000 g/mol, preferably 300 to 15,000 g/mol, preferably 400 to 12,000 g/mol, or preferably 750 to 10,000 g/mol); and comprising: (i) from about 20 to 99.9 mol% (preferably from about 25 to about 90 mol%, from about 30 to about 85 mol%, from about 35 to about 80 mol%, from about 40 to about 75 mol%, or from about 50 to about 95 mol%) of at least one C5 to C 4 Q olefin (preferably C5 to C30 a-olefins, more preferably C5-C20 a-olefins, preferably, C5-C 2 a- olefins, preferably penten
  • Mn measured by N
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin useful herein may be one or more vinyl terminated polyolefins having an Mn (measured by NMR) of 200 g/mol or more (preferably 300 to 60,000 g/mol, 400 to 50,000 g/mol, preferably 500 to 35,000 g/mol, preferably 300 to 15,000 g/mol, preferably 400 to 12,000 g/mol, or preferably 750 to 10,000 g/mol) and comprises: (i) from about 80 to 99.9 mol% (preferably 85 to 99.9 mol%, more preferably 90 to 99.9 mol%) of at least one C 4 olefin (preferably 1-butene); and (ii) from about 0.1 to 20 mol% of propylene (preferably 0.1 to 15 mol%, more preferably 0.1 to 10 mol%); wherein the VTM has at least 40% allyl chain ends, preferably at least 50% allyl chain ends, at least 60% allyl chain ends, at least 70% allyl chain
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin useful herein may be a vinyl terminated polyolefin having an Mn of at least 200 g/mol, (preferably 200 to 100,000 g/mol, preferably 200 to 75,000 g/mol, preferably 200 to 60,000 g/mol, preferably 300 to 60,000 g/mol, or preferably 750 to 30,000 g/mol) (measured by l R NMR) comprising of one or more (preferably two or more, three or more, four or more, and the like) C 4 to C 4 Q (preferably C 4 to C30, C 4 to C20, or C 4 to ( 3 ⁇ 4, preferably butene, pentene, hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, undecene, dodecene, norbornene, norbornadiene, dicyclopentadiene, cyclopentene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene,
  • these higher olefin vinyl terminated polymers may comprise ethylene derived units, preferably at least 5 mol% ethylene (preferably at least 15 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 25 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 35 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 45 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 60 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 75 mol% ethylene, or preferably at least 90 mol% ethylene).
  • ethylene derived units preferably at least 5 mol% ethylene (preferably at least 15 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 25 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 35 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 45 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 60 mol% ethylene, preferably at least 75 mol% ethylene, or preferably at least 90 mol% ethylene).
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin useful herein is a branched polyolefin having an Mn of 7,500 to 60,000 g/mol (and optionally a Tm of greater than 60°C (preferably greater than 100°C), and/or, optionally, a AHf of greater than 7 J/g (preferably greater than 50 J/g)) comprising one or more alpha olefins (preferably ethylene and or propylene and optionally a C 4 to C ⁇ Q alpha olefin), said branched polyolefin having: (i) 50 mol% or greater allyl chain ends, relative to total unsaturated chain ends (preferably 60% or more, preferably 70% or more, preferably 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, preferably 95% or more); (ii) a g'(vis) of 0.90 or less (preferably 0.85 or less, preferably 0.80 or less); (iii) optionally, an allyl chain end to internal vinylidene ratio
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin useful herein is a branched polyolefin having an Mn of 60,000 g/mol or more (and optionally a Tm of greater than 60°C (preferably greater than 100°C), and/or, optionally, a AHf of greater than 7 J/g (preferably greater than 50 J/g)) comprising one or more alpha olefins (preferably ethylene and/or propylene and optionally a C 4 to CIQ alpha olefin), and having: (i) 50 mol% or greater allyl chain ends, relative to total unsaturated chain ends (preferably 60% or more, preferably 70% or more, preferably 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, preferably 95% or more); (ii) a g'(vis) of 0.90 or less (preferably 0.85 or less, preferably 0.80 or less); (iii) a bromine number which, upon complete hydrogenation, decreases by at least 50% (preferably at least 75%);
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin useful herein is a branched polyolefin having an Mn of less than 7,500 g/mol, preferably from 100 to 7,000 g/mol, preferably form 400 to 6,500 g/mol (and optionally a Tm of greater than 60°C (preferably greater than 100°C), and/or, optionally, a AHf of greater than 7 J/g (preferably greater than 50 J/g)) comprising one or more alpha olefins (preferably ethylene and or propylene and optionally a C 4 to CIQ alpha olefin), and having: (i) 50 mol% or greater allyl chain ends, relative to total unsaturated chain ends (preferably 60% or more, preferably 70% or more, preferably 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, preferably 95% or more); (ii) a ratio of percentage of saturated chain ends to percentage of allyl chain ends of 1.2 to 2.0 (preferably isobutyl chain ends) to percentage
  • Cio alpha olefin monomers useful in the branched polymers described above include butene, pentene, hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, cyclopentene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, cyclooctadiene, and isomers thereof.
  • Any of the vinyl terminated polyolefins described herein preferably have less than 1400 ppm aluminum, preferably less than 1000 ppm aluminum, preferably less than 500 ppm aluminum, preferably less than 100 ppm aluminum, preferably less than 50 ppm aluminum, preferably less than 20 ppm aluminum, preferably less than 5 ppm aluminum.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin used herein comprises at least 10 mol% (alternately at least 20 mol%, alternately at least 40 mol%, alternately at least 60 mol%) of a C 4 or greater olefin (such as butene, pentene, octene, nonene, decene, undecene, dodecene) and has: 1) at least 30% allyl chain ends (relative to total unsaturations), preferably at least 40%, preferably at least 50%, preferably at least 60%, preferably at least 70%, preferably at least 75%, preferably at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, preferably at least 90%, preferably at least 95% allyl chain ends (relative to total unsaturations); and 2) an Mn of from 200 to 60,000 g/mol, preferably from 200 to 50,000 g/mol, preferably from 500 to 40,000 g/mol.
  • a C 4 or greater olefin such as butene, pentene,
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin comprises less than 3 wt% of functional groups selected from hydroxide, aryls and substituted aryls, halogens, alkoxys, carboxylates, esters, acrylates, oxygen, nitrogen, and carboxyl, preferably less than 2 wt%, more preferably less than 1 wt%, more preferably less than 0.5 wt%, more preferably less than 0.1 wt%, more preferably 0 wt%, based upon the weight of the oligomer.
  • functional groups selected from hydroxide, aryls and substituted aryls, halogens, alkoxys, carboxylates, esters, acrylates, oxygen, nitrogen, and carboxyl, preferably less than 2 wt%, more preferably less than 1 wt%, more preferably less than 0.5 wt%, more preferably less than 0.1 wt%, more preferably 0 wt%, based upon the weight of the oligo
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin preferably has an M n as determined by NMR of 150 to 25,000 g/mol, 200 to 20,000 g/mol, preferably 250 to 15,000 g/mol, preferably 300 to 15,000 g/mol, preferably 400 to 12,000 g/mol, preferably 750 to 10,000 g/mol.
  • M n is determined according to the methods described below in the examples section.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin preferably has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than 0°C or less (as determined by differential scanning calorimetry as described below), preferably -10°C or less, more preferably -20°C or less, more preferably -30°C or less, more preferably -50°C or less.
  • Tg glass transition temperature
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin preferably contains less than 80 wt% of C 4 olefin(s), (such as isobutylene n-butene, 2-butene, isobutylene, and butadiene), based upon the weight of the vinyl terminated polyolefin, preferably less than 10 wt%, preferably 5 wt%, preferably less than 4 wt%, preferably less than 3 wt%, preferably less than 2 wt%, preferably less than 1 wt%, preferably less than 0.5 wt%, preferably less than 0.25 wt% of C 4 olefin(s) based upon the weight of the vinyl terminated polyolefin.
  • C 4 olefin(s) such as isobutylene n-butene, 2-butene, isobutylene, and butadiene
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin preferably contains less than 20 wt% of C 4 or more olefin(s), (such as C 4 to C30 olefins, typically such as C 4 to (3 ⁇ 4 olefins, typically such as C 4 , Cg, C ⁇ , olefins, etc.), based upon the weight of the vinyl terminated polyolefin, preferably less than 10 wt%, preferably 5 wt%, preferably less than 4 wt%, preferably less than 3 wt%, preferably less than 2 wt%, preferably less than 1 wt%, preferably less than 0.5 wt%, preferably less than 0.25 wt% of C 4 olefin(s) based upon the weight of the vinyl terminated polyolefin, as determined by 13 C NMR.
  • C 4 or more olefin(s) such as C 4 to C30 olefins, typically such as C 4 to (3 ⁇ 4
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin composition produced comprises at least 50 wt% (preferably at least 75 wt%, preferably at least 90 wt%, based upon the weight of the oligomer composition) olefins having at least 36 carbon atoms (preferably at least 51 carbon atoms, preferably at least 102 carbon atoms) as measured by NMR assuming one unsaturation per chain.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin composition produced comprises less than 20 wt% dimer and trimer (preferably less than 10 wt%, preferably less than 5 wt%, more preferably less than 2 wt%, based upon the weight of the oligomer composition), as measured by gas chromotography. Products are analyzed by gas chromatography (Agilent 6890N with auto-injector) using helium as a carrier gas at 38 cm/sec. A column having a length of 60 m (J & W Scientific DB-1, 60 m x 0.25 mm I.D.
  • x 1.0 ⁇ film thickness packed with a flame ionization detector (FID), an Injector temperature of 250°C, and a Detector temperature of 250°C are used.
  • FID flame ionization detector
  • the sample was injected into the column in an oven at 70°C, then heated to 275°C over 22 minutes (ramp rate 10°C/min to 100°C, 30°C/min to 275°C, hold).
  • An internal standard usually the monomer, is used to derive the amount of dimer or trimer product that is obtained. Yields of dimer and trimer product are calculated from the data recorded on the spectrometer. The amount of dimer or trimer product is calculated from the area under the relevant peak on the GC trace, relative to the internal standard.
  • Particularly useful vinyl terminated polyolefins may be isotactic, highly isotactic, syndiotactic, or highly syndiotactic propylene polymer, particularly isotactic polypropylene.
  • isotactic is defined as having at least 10% isotactic pentads, preferably having at least 40% isotactic pentads of methyl groups derived from propylene according to analysis by 13 C NMR.
  • “highly isotactic” is defined as having at least 60% isotactic pentads according to analysis by 13 C NMR.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin has at least 85% isotacticity.
  • “syndiotactic” is defined as having at least 10% syndiotactic pentads, preferably at least 40%, according to analysis by 13 C NMR.
  • “highly syndiotactic” is defined as having at least 60% syndiotactic pentads according to analysis by 13 C NMR.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin has at least 85% syndiotacticity.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin produced here contains less than 25 ppm hafnium, preferably less than 10 ppm hafnium, preferably less than 5 ppm hafnium based on the yield of polymer produced and the mass of catalyst employed.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins described herein may have a melting point (DSC first melt) of from 60°C to 130°C, alternately 50°C to 100°C.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins described herein have no detectable melting point by DSC following storage at ambient temperature (23°C) for at least 48 hours.
  • T m and Tg are measured using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) using commercially available equipment such as a TA Instruments 2920 DSC.
  • DSC Differential Scanning Calorimetry
  • the sample is equilibrated at 25°C, then it is cooled at a cooling rate of 10°C/min to -80°C.
  • the sample is held at -80°C for 5 min and then heated at a heating rate of 10°C/min to 25°C.
  • the glass transition temperature is measured from the heating cycle.
  • the sample is equilibrated at 25°C, then heated at a heating rate of 10°C/min to 150°C.
  • the endothermic melting transition if present, is analyzed for onset of transition and peak temperature.
  • the melting temperatures reported are the peak melting temperatures from the first heat unless otherwise specified.
  • the melting point is defined to be the peak melting temperature (i.e., associated with the largest endothermic calorimetric response in that range of temperatures) from the DSC melting trace.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins described herein are a liquid at 25°C.
  • the vinyl terminated polymers (and or the functionalized multiblock polyolefins) described herein have a viscosity at 60°C of greater than 1000 cP, greater than 12,000 cP, or greater than 100,000 cP. In other embodiments, the vinyl terminated polymers have a viscosity of less than 200,000 cP, less than 150,000 cP, or less than 100,000 cP. Viscosity is measured using a Brookfield Digital Viscometer.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins described herein have an Mw (measured as described below) of 1,000 to about 30,000 g/mol, alternately 2000 to 25,000 g/mol, alternately 3,000 to 20,000 g/mol and/or an Mz of about 1700 to about 150,000 g/mol, alternately 800 to 100,000 g/mol.
  • Mw, Mn, Mz, number of carbon atoms, and g' vjs are determined by using a High Temperature Size Exclusion Chromatograph (either from Waters Corporation or Polymer Laboratories), equipped with three in-line detectors, a differential refractive index detector (DRI), a light scattering (LS) detector, and a viscometer. Experimental details, including detector calibration, are described in: T. Sun, P. Brant, R. R. Chance, and W. W. Graessley, Macromolecules, Vol. 34, No. 19, pp. 6812-6820, (2001) and references therein. Three Polymer Laboratories PLgel 10mm Mixed-B LS columns are used.
  • the nominal flow rate is 0.5 cm 3 /min, and the nominal injection volume is 300 ⁇ ⁇ .
  • the various transfer lines, columns and differential refractometer (the DRI detector) are contained in an oven maintained at 145°C.
  • Solvent for the experiment is prepared by dissolving 6 grams of butylated hydroxy toluene as an antioxidant in 4 liters of Aldrich reagent grade 1, 2, 4 trichlorobenzene (TCB). The TCB mixture is then filtered through a 0.7 ⁇ glass pre-filter and subsequently through a 0.1 ⁇ Teflon filter. The TCB is then degassed with an online degasser before entering the Size Exclusion Chromatograph.
  • Polymer solutions are prepared by placing dry polymer in a glass container, adding the desired amount of TCB, then heating the mixture at 160°C with continuous agitation for about 2 hours. All quantities are measured gravimetrically.
  • the TCB densities used to express the polymer concentration in mass/volume units are 1.463 g/ml at room temperature and 1.324 g/ml at 145°C.
  • the injection concentration is from 0.75 to 2.0 mg/ml, with lower concentrations being used for higher molecular weight samples.
  • Prior to running each sample the DRI detector and the injector are purged. Flow rate in the apparatus is then increased to 0.5 ml/minute, and the DRI is allowed to stabilize for 8 to 9 hours before injecting the first sample.
  • the LS laser is turned on 1 to 1.5 hours before running the samples.
  • the concentration, c, at each point in the chromatogram is calculated from the baseline-subtracted DRI signal, 3 ⁇ 4RI, using the following equation:
  • Krjjy is a constant determined by calibrating the DRI
  • (dn/dc) is the refractive index increment for the system.
  • (dn dc) 0.104 for propylene polymers, 0.098 for butene polymers and 0.1 otherwise. Units on parameters throughout this description of the SEC method are such that concentration is expressed in g/cm 3 , molecular weight is expressed in g/mol, and intrinsic viscosity is expressed in dL/g.
  • the LS detector is a Wyatt Technology High Temperature mini-DAW .
  • the molecular weight, M, at each point in the chromatogram is determined by analyzing the LS output using the Zimm model for static light scattering (M.B. Huglin, LIGHT SCATTERING FROM POLYMER SOLUTIONS, Academic Press, 1971):
  • AR(Q) is the measured excess Rayleigh scattering intensity at scattering angle ⁇
  • c is the polymer concentration determined from the DRI analysis
  • A2 is the second virial coefficient for purposes of this invention
  • a 2 0.0006 for propylene polymers, 0.0015 for butene polymers and 0.001 otherwise
  • (dn/dc) 0.104 for propylene polymers, 0.098 for butene polymers and 0.1 otherwise
  • ⁇ ( ⁇ ) is the form factor for a monodisperse random coil
  • K 0 is the optical constant for the system:
  • a high temperature Viscotek Corporation viscometer which has four capillaries arranged in a Wheatstone bridge configuration with two pressure transducers, is used to determine specific viscosity.
  • One transducer measures the total pressure drop across the detector, and the other, positioned between the two sides of the bridge, measures a differential pressure.
  • the specific viscosity, n s for the solution flowing through the viscometer is calculated from their outputs.
  • the intrinsic viscosity, [ ⁇ ] at each point in the chromatogram is calculated from the following equation:
  • the branching index (g' v i s ) is calculated using the output of the SEC-DRI-LS-VIS method as follows.
  • ] avg , of the sample is calculated by:
  • the branching index g' vjs is defined as:
  • M v is the viscosity-average molecular weight based on molecular weights determined by LS analysis. See Macromolecules, 2001, 34, pp. 6812-6820 and Macromolecules, 2005, 38, pp. 7181-7183, for guidance on selecting a linear standard having similar molecular weight and comonomer content, and determining k coefficients and a exponents.
  • Molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn - both by GPC-DRI) is determined by the method above.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins of this invention have an Mw/Mn (by GPC-DRI) of 1.5 to 20, alternately 1.7 to 10.
  • any of the vinyl terminated polyolefins described or useful herein have 3-alkyl vinyl end groups (where the alkyl is a Q to C38 alkyl), also referred to as a "3-alkyl chain ends" or a "3-alkyl vinyl termination", represented by the formula:
  • 3-alkyl vinyl end group where " ⁇ " represents the polyolefin chain and R b is a to alkyl group, preferably a Ci to C20 alkyl group, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, docecyl, and the like.
  • the amount of 3-alkyl chain ends is determined using 13 C NMR as set out below.
  • any of the vinyl terminated polyolefins described or useful herein have at least 5% 3-alkyl chain ends (preferably at least 10% 3-alkyl chain ends, at least 20% 3-alkyl chain ends, at least 30% 3-alkyl chain ends; at least 40% 3-alkyl chain ends, at least 50% 3-alkyl chain ends, at least 60% 3-alkyl chain ends, at least 70% 3-alkyl chain ends; at least 80% 3-alkyl chain ends, at least 90% 3-alkyl chain ends; at least 95% 3- alkyl chain ends, relative to total unsaturation.
  • any of the vinyl terminated polyolefins described or useful herein have at least 5% of 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends, (e.g., all 3-alkyl chain ends plus all allyl chain ends), preferably at least 10% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends, at least 20% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends, at least 30% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends; at least 40% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends, at least 50% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends, at least 60% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends, at least 70% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends; at least 80% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends, at least 90% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends; at least 95% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends, relative to total unsaturation.
  • 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends e.g., all 3-alkyl chain ends plus all allyl chain ends
  • at least 10% 3-alkyl + allyl chain ends at
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins described above are typically prepared in a homogeneous process, preferably a bulk process as described in WO 2009/155471, which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • propylene and optional comonomers such as ethylene
  • a catalyst system comprising metallocene compound(s) and one or more activators
  • Other additives may also be used, as desired, such as scavengers and/or hydrogen.
  • Any conventional suspension, homogeneous bulk, solution, slurry, or high-pressure oligomerization process can be used. Such processes can be run in a batch, semi-batch, or continuous mode.
  • homogeneous polymerization processes are preferred.
  • a homogeneous polymerization process is defined to be a process where at least 90 wt% of the product is soluble in the reaction media.
  • a bulk homogeneous process is particularly preferred.
  • a bulk process is defined to be a process where monomer concentration in all feeds to the reactor is 70 volume % or more.
  • no solvent or diluent is present or added in the reaction medium, (except for the small amounts used as the carrier for the catalyst system or other additives, or amounts typically found with the monomer; e.g., propane in propylene).
  • the process is a slurry process.
  • slurry polymerization process means a polymerization process where a supported catalyst is employed and monomers are polymerized on the supported catalyst particles. At least 95 wt% of polymer products derived from the supported catalyst are in granular form as solid particles (not dissolved in the diluent).
  • Preferred monomers useful herein include one or more of Q to C 4 o alkyls, preferably Ci to C 4 Q (preferably Q to C30, Q to C20, or C2 to ( 3 ⁇ 4, preferably ethylene, propylene, butene, pentene, hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, undecene, dodecene, norbornene, cyclopentene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, cyclooctadiene, cyclododecene, 7- oxanorbornene, substituted derivatives thereof, and isomers thereof).
  • Q to C 4 o alkyls preferably Ci to C 4 Q (preferably Q to C30, Q to C20, or C2 to ( 3 ⁇ 4, preferably ethylene, propylene, butene, pentene, hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, de
  • the butene source may be a mixed butene stream comprising various isomers of butene.
  • the 1 -butene monomers are expected to be preferentially consumed by the polymerization process.
  • Use of such mixed butene streams will provide an economic benefit, as these mixed streams are often waste streams from refining processes, for example C 4 raffinate streams, and can therefore be substantially less expensive than pure 1 -butene.
  • Suitable diluents/solvents for polymerization include non-coordinating, inert liquids.
  • examples include straight and branched-chain hydrocarbons such as isobutane, butane, pentane, isopentane, hexanes, isohexane, heptane, octane, dodecane, and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane, cycloheptane, methylcyclohexane, methylcycloheptane, and mixtures thereof such as can be found commercially (Isopars); perhalogenated hydrocarbons, such as perfluorinated C4 0 alkanes, chlorobenzene, and aromatic and alkylsubstituted aromatic compounds, such as benzene, toluene, mesitylene, and xylene.
  • straight and branched-chain hydrocarbons such as isobutane,
  • Suitable solvents also include liquid olefins which may act as monomers or comonomers including ethylene, propylene, 1 -butene, 1 -hexene, 1 -pentene, 3-methyl-l-pentene, 4-methyl-l-pentene, 1-octene, and 1-decene. Mixtures of the foregoing are also suitable.
  • aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents are used as the solvent, such as isobutane, butane, pentane, isopentane, hexanes, isohexane, heptane, octane, dodecane, and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane, cycloheptane, methylcyclohexane, methylcycloheptane, and mixtures thereof.
  • the solvent is not aromatic, preferably aromatics are present in the solvent at less than 1 wt%, preferably at less than 0.5 wt%, preferably at 0 wt% based upon the weight of the solvents.
  • the feed concentration for the polymerization is 60 volume % solvent or less, preferably 40 volume % or less, preferably 20 volume % or less.
  • the polymerization is run in a bulk process.
  • Suitable additives to the polymerization process can include one or more scavengers, promoters, modifiers, reducing agents, oxidizing agents, hydrogen, aluminum alkyls, or silanes.
  • hydrogen is present in the polymerization reactor at a partial pressure of 0.001 to 50 psig (0.007 to 345 kPa), preferably from 0.01 to 25 psig (0.07 to 172 kPa), more preferably 0.1 to 10 psig (0.7 to 70 kPa). It has been found that in the present systems, hydrogen can be used to provide increased activity without significantly impairing the catalyst's ability to produce allylic chain ends.
  • the catalyst activity (calculated as g/mmol catalyst/hr) is at least 20% higher than the same reaction without hydrogen present, preferably at least 50% higher, preferably at least 100% higher.
  • Catalyst productivity is a measure of how many grams of polymer (P) are produced using a polymerization catalyst comprising W g of catalyst (cat), over a period of time of T hours; and may be expressed by the following formula: P/(T x W) and expressed in units of gPgcaHhr 1 . Conversion is the amount of monomer that is converted to polymer product, and is reported as mol% and is calculated based on the polymer yield and the amount of monomer fed into the reactor. Catalyst activity is a measure of how active the catalyst is and is reported as the mass of product polymer (P) produced per mole of catalyst (cat) used (kgP/molcat).
  • the productivity at least 4500 g/mmol/hour, preferably 5000 or more g/mmol/hour, preferably 10,000 or more g/mmol/hr, preferably 50,000 or more g/mmol/hr.
  • the productivity is at least 80,000 g/mmol/hr, preferably at least 150,000 g/mmol/hr, preferably at least 200,000 g/mmol/hr, preferably at least 250,000 g/mmol/hr, preferably at least 300,000 g/mmol/hr.
  • the activity of catalyst compound is at least 100 g/mmol/hour, preferably 1000 or more g/mmol/hour, preferably 5000 or more g/mmol/hr, preferably 10,000 or more g/mmol/hr.
  • the conversion of olefin monomer is at least 10%, based upon the weight of the monomer entering the reaction zone, preferably 40% or more, preferably 60% or more, preferably 80% or more.
  • Preferred polymerizations can be run at typical temperatures and/or pressures, such as from 25°C to 150°C, preferably 40°C to 120°C, preferably 45°C to 80°C, and preferably from 0.35 to 10 MPa, preferably from 0.45 to 6 MPa, preferably from 0.5 to 4 MPa.
  • the residence time of the reaction is up to 60 minutes, preferably between 5 to 50 minutes, preferably 10 to 40 minutes.
  • alumoxane is present at zero mol%, alternately the alumoxane is present at a molar ratio of aluminum to transition metal less than 500: 1, preferably less than 300: 1, preferably less than 100: 1, preferably less than 1 : 1.
  • an alumoxane is used to produce the vinyl terminated polyolefins then, the alumoxane has been treated to remove free alkyl aluminum compounds, particularly trimethyl aluminum.
  • the activator used herein to produce the vinyl terminated polyolefin is bulky as defined herein and is discrete.
  • scavenger such as trialkyl aluminum
  • scavenger is present at zero mol%, alternately the scavenger is present at a molar ratio of scavenger metal to transition metal of less than 100: 1, preferably less than 50: 1, preferably less than 15: 1, preferably less than 10: 1.
  • the polymerization 1) is conducted at temperatures of 0°C to 300°C (preferably 25°C to 150°C, preferably 40°C to 120°C, preferably 45°C to 80°C); and 2) is conducted at a pressure of atmospheric pressure to 10 MPa (preferably 0.35 to 10 MPa, preferably from 0.45 to 6 MPa, preferably from 0.5 to 4 MPa); 3) is conducted in an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent (such as isobutane, butane, pentane, isopentane, hexanes, isohexane, heptane, octane, dodecane, and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane, cycloheptane, methylcyclohexane, methylcycloheptane, and mixtures thereof; preferably where aromatics are present in the solvent at less than 1 wt%, preferably at less than 0.5
  • the catalyst system used in the polymerization comprises no more than one catalyst compound.
  • a "reaction zone” also referred to as a "polymerization zone” is a vessel where polymerization takes place, for example a batch reactor. When multiple reactors are used in either series or parallel configuration, each reactor is considered as a separate polymerization zone. For a multistage polymerization in both a batch reactor and a continuous reactor, each polymerization stage is considered as a separate polymerization zone. In a preferred embodiment, the polymerization occurs in one reaction zone. Room temperature is 23°C unless otherwise noted.
  • a "catalyst system” is combination of at least one catalyst compound, at least one activator, an optional co-activator, and an optional support material, where the system can polymerize monomers to polymer.
  • catalyst systems are described as comprising neutral stable forms of the components, it is well understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, that the ionic form of the component is the form that reacts with the monomers to produce polymers.
  • the metallocene catalyst may be described as a catalyst precursor, a pre-catalyst compound, or a transition metal compound, and these terms are used interchangeably.
  • An "anionic ligand” is a negatively charged ligand which donates one or more pairs of electrons to a metal ion.
  • a “neutral donor ligand” is a neutrally charged ligand which donates one or more pairs of electrons to a metal ion.
  • a metallocene catalyst is defined as an organometallic compound with at least one ⁇ -bound cyclopentadienyl moiety (or substituted cyclopentadienyl moiety) and more frequently two ⁇ -bound cyclopentadienyl moieties or substituted cyclopentadienyl moieties. This includes other ⁇ -bound moieties such as indenyls or fluorenyls or derivatives thereof.
  • Catalyst compounds useful herein to produce the vinyl terminated oligomers include one or more metallocene compound(s) represented by the formulae:
  • Hf is hafnium
  • each X is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydrides, amides, alkoxides, sulfides, phosphides, halogens, dienes, amines, phosphines, ethers, or a combination thereof, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, chloride, bromide, iodide, (alternately two X's may form a part of a fused ring or a ring system);
  • each Q is, independently carbon or a heteroatom, preferably C, N, P, S (preferably at least one Q is a heteroatom, alternately at least two Q's are the same or different heteroatoms, alternately at least three Q's are the same or different heteroatoms, alternately at least four Q's are the same or different heteroatoms);
  • each R 1 is, independently, hydrogen or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, R 1 may the same or different as R 2 ;
  • each R 2 is, independently, hydrogen or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, provided that at least one of R 1 or R 2 is not hydrogen, preferably both of R 1 and R 2 are not hydrogen, preferably R 1 and/or R 2 are not branched;
  • each R 3 is, independently, hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, provided, however, that at least three R 3 groups are not hydrogen (alternately four R 3 groups are not hydrogen, alternately five R 3 groups are not hydrogen); ⁇ Alternately, when the catalyst compound is to used to make the homo-oligomer then each R 3 is, independently, hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl
  • each R 4 is, independently, hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, a heteroatom or heteroatom containing group, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, substituted phenyl (such as propyl phenyl), phenyl, silyl, substituted silyl, (such as CH 2 SiR' ; where R' is a to (3 ⁇ 4 hydrocarbyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl);
  • R 5 is hydrogen or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl;
  • R 6 is hydrogen or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl;
  • each R 7 is, independently, hydrogen, or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, provided however that at least seven R 7 groups are not hydrogen, alternately at least eight R 7 groups are not hydrogen, alternately all R 7 groups are not hydrogen, (preferably the R 7 groups at the 3 and 4 positions on each Cp ring of Formula IV are not hydrogen);
  • N is nitrogen
  • T is a bridge, preferably, Si or Ge, preferably Si;
  • each R a is independently, hydrogen, halogen or a Q to C20 hydrocarbyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, phenyl, benzyl, substituted phenyl, and two R a can form a cyclic structure including aromatic, partially saturated, or saturated cyclic or fused ring system; and further provided that any two adjacent R groups may form a fused ring or multicenter fused ring system where the rings may be aromatic, partially saturated or saturated.
  • At least one R 4 group is not hydrogen, alternately at least two R 4 groups are not hydrogen, alternately at least three R 4 groups are not hydrogen, alternately at least four R 4 groups are not hydrogen, alternately all R 4 groups are not hydrogen.
  • Catalyst compounds that are particularly useful in this invention include one or more of:
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins useful here in may be produced using the catalyst compound represented by the formula:
  • each X is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydrides, amides, alkoxides, sulfides, phosphides, halides, dienes, amines, phosphines, ethers, and a combination thereof, (two X's may form a part of a fused ring or a ring system) (preferably each X is independently selected from halides and to C 5 alkyl groups, preferably each X is a methyl group); each R 8 is, independently, a Q to alkyl group (preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, or isomers thereof, preferably each R 8 is a methyl group); each R 9 is, independently, a Q to CIQ alkyl group (preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl
  • Catalyst compounds that are particularly useful in this invention include one or more of:
  • the "dimethyl" after the transition metal in the list of catalyst compounds above is replaced with a dihalide (such as dichloride or difluoride) or a bisphenoxide, particularly for use with an alumoxane activator.
  • a dihalide such as dichloride or difluoride
  • a bisphenoxide particularly for use with an alumoxane activator.
  • the catalyst compound is rac-dimethylsilylbis(2- methyl,3-propylindenyl)hafniumdimethyl or dichloride, or rac-dimethylsilylbis(2-methyl,3- propylindenyl)zirconiumdimethyl or dichloride.
  • Preferred activators useful with the above include:
  • Preferred combinations of catalyst and activator include:
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefins useful here in may be produced using the catalyst compound represented by the formula:
  • each X is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydrides, amides, alkoxides, sulfides, phosphides, halogens, dienes, amines, phosphines, ethers, or a combination thereof; each R 15 and R 17 are, independently, a to Cg alkyl group (preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl); and each R ⁇ , R ⁇ , R20 ; R21 ; R22 ; R23 ; R24 ; R25 ; R26 ; R27 ; and R 28 arQ> independently, hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms (preferably 1 to
  • R 24 -R 28 groups are not hydrogen (alternately four of R 24 -R 28 groups are not hydrogen, alternately five of R 24 -R 28 groups are not hydrogen). In a preferred embodiment, all five groups of R 24 -R 28 are methyl. In a preferred embodiment, four of the R 24 -R 28 groups are not hydrogen and at least one of the R24.R28 groups is a C2 to Cg substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl (preferably at least two, three, four or five of R 24 -R 28 groups are a C2 to Cg substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl).
  • R 15 and R 17 are methyl groups
  • R 16 is a hydrogen
  • R 18 -R 23 are all hydrogens
  • R 24 -R 28 are all methyl groups
  • each X is a methyl group.
  • Catalyst compounds that are particularly useful in this invention include (CpMe 5 )( 1 ,3 -Me 2 benz[e]indenyl)HfMe 2 , (CpMe 5 )( 1 -methyl-3-n- propylbenz[e]indenyl)HfMe2, (CpMe5)(l-n-propyl,3-methylbenz[e]indenyl)HfMe2, (CpMe 5 )( 1 -methyl-3 -n-butylbenz[e]indenyl)HfJVIe 2 , (CpMe 5 )( 1 -n-butyl,3 - methylbenz[e]indenyl)HfMe 2 , (CpMe 5 )(l-ethyl,3-methylbenz[e]indenyl)HfMe 2 , (CpMe 5 )(l- methyl, 3 -ethylbenz[e]inden
  • the "dimethyl" (Me 2 ) after the transition metal in the list of catalyst compounds above is replaced with a dihalide (such as dichloride or difluoride) or a bisphenoxide, particularly for use with an alumoxane activator.
  • a dihalide such as dichloride or difluoride
  • a bisphenoxide particularly for use with an alumoxane activator.
  • the branched polymers described herein may be produced as described in concurrently filed USSN 61/467,681, filed March 25, 201 1, entitled "Branched Vinyl Terminated Polymers and Methods for Production Thereof. Activators and Activation Methods for Catalyst Compounds to Make Vinyl Terminated Polymers
  • activator is used herein interchangeably and are defined to be any compound which can activate any one of the catalyst compounds described above by converting the neutral catalyst compound to a catalytically active catalyst compound cation.
  • Non-limiting activators include alumoxanes, aluminum alkyls, ionizing activators, which may be neutral or ionic, and conventional-type cocatalysts.
  • Preferred activators typically include alumoxane compounds, modified alumoxane compounds, and ionizing anion precursor compounds that abstract one reactive, ⁇ -bound, metal ligand making the metal complex cationic and providing a charge-balancing noncoordinating or weakly coordinating anion.
  • alumoxane activators are utilized as an activator in the catalyst composition.
  • Alumoxanes are generally oligomeric compounds containing -Al(Ri)- O- sub-units, where R 1 is an alkyl group.
  • Examples of alumoxanes include methylalumoxane (MAO), modified methylalumoxane (MMAO), ethylalumoxane and isobutylalumoxane.
  • Alkylalumoxanes and modified alkylalumoxanes are suitable as catalyst activators, particularly when the abstractable ligand is an alkyl, halide, alkoxide, or amide.
  • alumoxanes Mixtures of different alumoxanes and modified alumoxanes may also be used. It may be preferable to use a visually clear methylalumoxane.
  • a cloudy or gelled alumoxane can be filtered to produce a clear solution or clear alumoxane can be decanted from the cloudy solution.
  • Another alumoxane is a modified methyl alumoxane (MMAO) cocatalyst type 3A (commercially available from Akzo Chemicals, Inc. under the trade name Modified Methylalumoxane type 3A, covered under patent number U.S. Patent No. 5,041,584).
  • MMAO modified methyl alumoxane
  • the activator is an alumoxane (modified or unmodified)
  • some embodiments select the maximum amount of activator at a 5000-fold molar excess Al/M over the catalyst precursor (per metal catalytic site).
  • the minimum activator-to-catalyst-precursor is a 1 : 1 molar ratio. Alternate preferred ranges include up to 500: 1, alternately up to 200: 1, alternately up to 100: 1, alternately from 1 : 1 to 50: 1.
  • Aluminum alkyl or organoaluminum compounds which may be utilized as co- activators (or scavengers) include trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n-hexylaluminum, tri-n-octylaluminum, and the like. Ionizing Activators
  • an ionizing or stoichiometric activator such as tri (n-butyl) ammonium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate, a tris perfluorophenyl boron metalloid precursor or a tris perfluoronaphthyl boron metalloid precursor, polyhalogenated heteroborane anions (WO 98/43983), boric acid (U.S. Patent No. 5,942,459), or combination thereof.
  • neutral or ionic activators alone or in combination with alumoxane or modified alumoxane activators. More preferred activators include the ionic activators.
  • Examples of neutral stoichiometric activators include tri-substituted boron, tellurium, aluminum, gallium, and indium, or mixtures thereof.
  • the three substituent groups are each independently selected from alkyls, alkenyls, halogens, substituted alkyls, aryls, arylhalides, alkoxy, and halides.
  • the three groups are independently selected from halogen, mono or multicyclic (including halosubstituted) aryls, alkyls, and alkenyl compounds, and mixtures thereof, preferred are alkenyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxy groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and aryl groups having 3 to 20 carbon atoms (including substituted aryls). More preferably, the three groups are alkyls having 1 to 4 carbon groups, phenyl, napthyl, or mixtures thereof. Even more preferably, the three groups are halogenated, preferably fluorinated, aryl groups. Most preferably, the neutral stoichiometric activator is tris perfluorophenyl boron or tris perfluoronaphthyl boron.
  • Ionic stoichiometric activator compounds may contain an active proton, or some other cation associated with, but not coordinated to, or only loosely coordinated to, the remaining ion of the ionizing compound.
  • Such compounds and the like are described in European publications EP 0 570 982 A; EP 0 520 732 A; EP 0 495 375 A; EP 0 500 944 B l; EP 0 277 003 A; EP 0 277 004 A; U.S. Patent Nos. 5,153, 157; 5, 198,401 ; 5,066,741; 5,206, 197; 5,241,025; 5,384,299; 5,502, 124; and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/285,380, filed August 3, 1994; all of which are herein fully incorporated by reference.
  • Ionic catalysts can be preparedly reacting a transition metal compound with some neutral Lewis acids, such as B(C6F 6 ) 3 , which upon reaction with the hydrolyzable ligand (X) of the transition metal compound forms an anion, such as ([B ⁇ X)]-), which stabilizes the cationic transition metal species generated by the reaction.
  • the catalysts can be, and preferably are, prepared with activator components which are ionic compounds or compositions.
  • Compounds useful as an activator component in the preparation of the ionic catalyst systems used in the process of this invention comprise a cation, which is preferably a Bronsted acid capable of donating a proton, and a compatible non-coordinating anion which anion is relatively large (bulky), capable of stabilizing the active catalyst species (the Group 4 cation) which is formed when the two compounds are combined and said anion will be sufficiently labile to be displaced by olefinic, diolefinic and acetylenically unsaturated substrates or other neutral Lewis bases such as ethers, amines, and the like.
  • a cation which is preferably a Bronsted acid capable of donating a proton
  • a compatible non-coordinating anion which anion is relatively large (bulky)
  • the active catalyst species the Group 4 cation
  • the stoichiometric activators include a cation and an anion component, and may be represented by the following formula:
  • L is an neutral Lewis base
  • H is hydrogen
  • (L-H) + is a Bronsted acid
  • a d_ is a non- coordinating anion having the charge d-
  • d is an integer from 1 to 3.
  • the cation component, (L-H) ⁇ "1" may include Bronsted acids such as protonated Lewis bases capable of protonating a moiety, such as an alkyl or aryl, from the bulky ligand metallocene containing transition metal catalyst precursor, resulting in a cationic transition metal species.
  • the activating cation (L-H) ⁇ " may be a Bronsted acid, capable of donating a proton to the transition metal catalytic precursor resulting in a transition metal cation, including ammoniums, oxoniums, phosphoniums, silyliums, and mixtures thereof, preferably ammoniums of methylamine, aniline, dimethylamine, diethylamine, N-methylaniline, diphenylamine, trimethylamine, triethylamine, ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylaniline, methyldiphenylamine, pyridine, p-bromo ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylaniline, p-nitro-N,N-dimethylaniline, phosphoniums from triethylphosphine, triphenylphosphine, and diphenylphosphine, oxoniums from ethers, such as dimethyl ether diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, and di
  • each Q is a fluorinated hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably each Q is a fluorinated aryl group, and most preferably each Q is a pentafluoryl aryl group.
  • suitable A d also include diboron compounds as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,447,895, which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
  • boron compounds which may be used as an activating cocatalyst in the preparation of the improved catalysts of this invention are tri- substituted ammonium salts such as:
  • tripropylammonium tetraphenylborate tri(n-butyl)ammonium tetraphenylborate, tri(t- butyl)ammonium tetraphenylborate, ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylanilinium tetraphenylborate, N,N- diethylanilinium tetraphenylborate, N,N-dimethyl-(2,4,6-trimethylanilinium)
  • tetraphenylborate tropillium tetraphenylborate, triphenylcarbenium tetraphenylborate, triphenylphosphonium tetraphenylborate, triethylsilylium tetraphenylborate,
  • tri-substituted phosphonium salts such as tri(o-tolyl)phosphonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, and tri(2,6- dimethylphenyl)phosphonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate.
  • the ionic stoichiometric activator (L-H) ⁇ "1" is N,N- dimethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluorobiphenyl)borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylanilinium tetrakis(3,5- bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(perfluorobiphenyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(3,5- bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate, or triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(perfluorophenyl)borate.
  • an activation method using ionizing ionic compounds not containing an active proton but capable of producing a bulky ligand metallocene catalyst cation and their non-coordinating anion are also contemplated, and are described in EP 0 426 637 A; EP 0 573 403 A; and U.S. Patent No. 5,387,568, which are all herein incorporated by reference.
  • non-coordinating anion means an anion which either does not coordinate to said cation or which is only weakly coordinated to said cation thereby remaining sufficiently labile to be displaced by a neutral Lewis base.
  • “Compatible” non- coordinating anions are those which are not degraded to neutrality when the initially formed complex decomposes. Further, the anion will not transfer an anionic substituent or fragment to the cation so as to cause it to form a neutral four coordinate metallocene compound and a neutral by-product from the anion.
  • Non-coordinating anions useful in accordance with this invention are those that are compatible, stabilize the metallocene cation in the sense of balancing its ionic charge at +1, yet retain sufficient lability to permit displacement by an ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated monomer during polymerization.
  • scavengers are used, such as tri-isobutyl aluminum or tri-octyl aluminum.
  • invention process also can employ cocatalyst compounds or activator compounds that are initially neutral Lewis acids but form a cationic metal complex and a noncoordinating anion, or a zwitterionic complex upon reaction with the invention compounds.
  • tris(pentafluorophenyl) boron or aluminum act to abstract a hydrocarbyl or hydride ligand to yield an invention cationic metal complex and stabilizing noncoordinating anion, see EP 0 427 697 A and EP 0 520 732 A for illustrations of analogous Group-4 metallocene compounds.
  • EP 0 495 375 A for formation of zwitterionic complexes using analogous Group 4 compounds.
  • Another suitable ion forming, activating cocatalyst comprises a salt of a cationic oxidizing agent and a noncoordinating, compatible anion represented by the formula:
  • OX e+ is a cationic oxidizing agent having a charge of e+; e is an integer from 1 to 3 ; and A " , and d are as previously defined.
  • cationic oxidizing agents include: ferrocenium, hydrocarbyl-substituted ferrocenium, Ag + , or Pb +2 .
  • Preferred embodiments of A d_ are those anions previously defined with respect to the Bronsted acid containing activators, especially tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate.
  • the typical activator-to-catalyst-precursor ratio when the activator is not analumoxane is a 1 : 1 molar ratio.
  • Alternate preferred ranges include from 0.1 : 1 to 100: 1, alternately from 0.5: 1 to 200: 1, alternately from 1 : 1 to 500: 1 alternately from 1 : 1 to 1000: 1.
  • a particularly useful range is from 0.5: 1 to 10: 1, preferably 1 : 1 to 5: 1.
  • activators include bulky activators.
  • Boky activator as used herein refers to anionic activators represented by the formula:
  • each R 1 is, independently, a halide, preferably a fluoride
  • each R2 is, independently, a halide, a to C20 substituted aromatic hydrocarbyl group or a siloxy group of the formula -0-Si-R a , where R a is a Q to C20 hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylsilyl group (preferably R2 is a fluoride or a perfluorinated phenyl group);
  • each R3 is a halide, to C20 substituted aromatic hydrocarbyl group or a siloxy group of the formula -0-Si-R a , where R a is a to C20 hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylsilyl group (preferably R3 is a fluoride or a perfluorinated aromatic hydrocarbyl group); wherein R2 and R3 can form one or more saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted rings (preferably R2 and R3 form a perfluorinated phenyl ring);
  • L is an neutral Lewis base
  • (L-H) + is a Bronsted acid; d is 1, 2, or 3;
  • the anion has a molecular weight of greater than 1020 g/mol
  • Molecular volume is used herein as an approximation of spatial steric bulk of an activator molecule in solution. Comparison of substituents with differing molecular volumes allows the substituent with the smaller molecular volume to be considered “less bulky” in comparison to the substituent with the larger molecular volume. Conversely, a substituent with a larger molecular volume may be considered “more bulky” than a substituent with a smaller molecular volume.
  • Molecular volume may be calculated as reported in "A Simple 'Back of the Envelope' Method for Estimating the Densities and Molecular Volumes of Liquids and Solids," Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 71, No. 11, November 1994, pp. 962-964.
  • V s is the sum of the relative volumes of the constituent atoms, and is calculated from the molecular formula of the substituent using the following table of relative volumes. For fused rings, the V s is decreased by 7.5% per fused ring.
  • Exemplary bulky activators useful in catalyst systems herein include: trimethylammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, triethylammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, tripropylammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, tri(n-butyl)ammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, tri(t-butyl)ammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, N,N-diethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, N,N-dimethyl-(2,4,6- trimethylanilinium) tetrakis(
  • catalyst compounds can be combined with one or more activators or activation methods described above.
  • activators have been described in U.S. Patent Nos. 5, 153, 157; 5,453,410; European publication EP 0 573 120 B l; PCT publications WO 94/07928; and WO 95/14044. These documents all discuss the use of an alumoxane in combination with an ionizing activator.
  • the catalyst system used to make the vinyl terminated polyolefins may comprise an inert support material.
  • the supported material is a porous support material, for example, talc, and inorganic oxides.
  • Other support materials include zeolites, clays, organoclays, or any other organic or inorganic support material and the like, or mixtures thereof.
  • the support material is an inorganic oxide in a finely divided form.
  • Suitable inorganic oxide materials for use in metallocene catalyst systems herein include Groups 2, 4, 13, and 14 metal oxides such as silica, alumina and mixtures thereof.
  • Other inorganic oxides that may be employed either alone or in combination with the silica, or alumina are magnesia, titania, zirconia, and the like.
  • Other suitable support materials can be employed, for example, finely divided functionalized multiblock polyolefins such as finely divided polyethylene.
  • Particularly useful supports include magnesia, titania, zirconia, montmorillonite, phyllosilicate, zeolites, talc, clays, and the like. Also, combinations of these support materials may be used, for example, silica-chromium, silica- alumina, silica-titania and the like.
  • Preferred support materials include AI2O3, ⁇ 0 2 , S1O2, and combinations thereof, more preferably S1O2, AI2O3, or S1O2/AI2O3.
  • the support material most preferably an inorganic oxide, has a surface area in the range of from about 10 to about 700 m 2 /g, pore volume in the range of from about 0.1 to about 4.0 cc/g and average particle size in the range of from about 5 to about 500 ⁇ . More preferably, the surface area of the support material is in the range of from about 50 to about 500 m 2 /g, pore volume of from about 0.5 to about 3.5 cc/g and average particle size of from about 10 to about 200 ⁇ .
  • the surface area of the support material is in the range is from about 100 to about 400 m 2 /g, pore volume from about 0.8 to about 3.0 cc/g and average particle size is from about 5 to about 100 ⁇ .
  • the average pore size of the support material useful in the invention is in the range of from 10 to 1000 A, preferably 50 to about 500 A, and most preferably 75 to about 350 A.
  • the support material should be dry, that is, free of absorbed water. Drying of the support material can be effected by heating or calcining at about 100°C to about 1000°C, preferably at least about 600°C. When the support material is silica, it is heated to at least 200°C, preferably about 200°C to about 850°C, and most preferably at about 600°C; and for a time of about 1 minute to about 100 hours, from about 12 hours to about 72 hours, or from about 24 hours to about 60 hours.
  • the calcined support material must have at least some reactive hydroxyl (OH) groups to produce the catalyst system of this invention.
  • the calcined support material is then contacted with at least one polymerization catalyst comprising at least one metallocene compound and an activator.
  • the support material having reactive surface groups, typically hydroxyl groups, is slurried in a non-polar solvent and the resulting slurry is contacted with a solution of a metallocene compound and an activator.
  • the slurry of the support material in the solvent is prepared by introducing the support material into the solvent, and heating the mixture to about 0°C to about 70°C, preferably to about 25°C to about 60°C, preferably at room temperature.
  • Contact times typically range from about 0.5 hours to about 24 hours, from about 0.5 hours to about 8 hours, or from about 0.5 hours to about 4 hours.
  • Suitable non-polar solvents are materials in which all of the reactants used herein, i.e., the activator, and the metallocene compound, are at least partially soluble and which are liquid at reaction temperatures.
  • Preferred non-polar solvents are alkanes, such as isopentane, hexane, n-heptane, octane, nonane, and decane, although a variety of other materials including cycloalkanes, such as cyclohexane, aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene, may also be employed.
  • the support material is contacted with a solution of a metallocene compound and an activator, such that the reactive groups on the support material are titrated, to form a supported polymerization catalyst.
  • the period of time for contact between the metallocene compound, the activator, and the support material is as long as is necessary to titrate the reactive groups on the support material.
  • titrate is meant to react with available reactive groups on the surface of the support material, thereby reducing the surface hydroxyl groups by at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 98%.
  • the surface reactive group concentration may be determined based on the calcining temperature and the type of support material used.
  • the support material calcining temperature affects the number of surface reactive groups on the support material available to react with the metallocene compound and an activator: the higher the drying temperature, the lower the number of sites.
  • the support material is silica which, prior to the use thereof in the first catalyst system synthesis step, is dehydrated by fluidizing it with nitrogen and heating at about 600°C for about 16 hours, a surface hydroxyl group concentration of about 0.7 millimoles per gram (mmols/gm) is typically achieved.
  • mmols/gm millimoles per gram
  • the exact molar ratio of the activator to the surface reactive groups on the carrier will vary. Preferably, this is determined on a case-by-case basis to assure that only so much of the activator is added to the solution as will be deposited onto the support material without leaving excess of the activator in the solution.
  • the amount of the activator which will be deposited onto the support material without leaving excess in the solution can be determined in any conventional manner, e.g., by adding the activator to the slurry of the carrier in the solvent, while stirring the slurry, until the activator is detected as a solution in the solvent by any technique known in the art, such as by !H NMR.
  • the amount of the activator added to the slurry is such that the molar ratio of B to the hydroxyl groups (OH) on the silica is about 0.5: 1 to about 4: 1, preferably about 0.8: 1 to about 3: 1, more preferably about 0.9: 1 to about 2: 1 and most preferably about 1 : 1.
  • the amount of boron on the silica may be determined by using ICPES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry), which is described in J. W. Olesik, "Inductively Coupled Plasma- Optical Emission Spectroscopy," in the Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization, C. R. Brundle, C. A. Evans, Jr. and S. Wilson, Eds., Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, Mass., 1992, pp. 633-644.
  • ICPES Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry
  • a composition comprising a functionalized multiblock polyolefin represented by the formula (X) or (XX):
  • R 1 1 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 14 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted through C 4 hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and isomers thereof) or a hydrogen;
  • R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted Q through C 4 hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and isomers thereof) or a hydrogen;
  • R 19 is a Q to a C20 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, docecyl and isomers thereof), or a hydrogen;
  • z is > 1 to about 5, preferably 2, 3, 4, or 5;
  • m is > 1 to about 5, preferably 2, 3, 4, or 5;
  • PO is a polyolefin hydrocarbyl group comprising 10 to 4000 carbon atoms (preferably 15 to 3500, preferably 100 to 2500;
  • n is from 1 to about 10,000, preferably 2 to 1000, preferably 3 to 500, preferably 4 to 300, preferably 4 to 150, preferably 4 to 50, preferably 4 to 20.
  • R 1 1 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are each hydrogen atoms and R 19 is a hydrogen, a methyl, or an ethyl group.
  • n is from 2 to about 1000.
  • n is from 2 to about 1000.
  • R 1 1 through R 14 are all hydrogens and one of R 15 through R 18 is a C C ⁇ hydrocarbon: or b) R 12 through R 18 comprise six hydrogens and one C C ⁇ hydrocarbon; or c) R 12 through R 18 comprise six hydrogens and one methyl group.
  • a process to prepare the functionalized multiblock polyolefin of any of paragraphs 1 to 7 comprising contacting: 1) an alkene metathesis catalyst, 2) an acrylate or methacrylate functionalized polyalkylene glycol represented by the formula (XII) or (XXII):
  • R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , z, m, and n are as defined above in paragraph 1 ;
  • R 20 is a hydrogen or a Q to a C 4 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group (preferably substituted or unsubstituted methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and isomers thereof); and 3) a vinyl terminated polyolefin, preferably containing at least 5% allyl chain ends, relative to total unsaturation.
  • a propylene oligomer comprising more than 90 mol% propylene and less than 10 mol% ethylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 93% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 500 to about 20,000 g/mol (as measured by NMR), an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.35: 1.0, and less than 1400 ppm aluminum; and/or
  • a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene and from 10 to 50 mol% ethylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 90% allyl chain ends, Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol (as measured by l R NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.3 : 1.0, wherein monomers having four or more carbon atoms are present at from 0 to 3 mol%; and/or
  • a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene, from 0.1 to 45 mol% ethylene, and from 0.1 to 5 mol% C 4 to olefin, wherein the oligomer has: at least 87% allyl chain ends (alternately at least 90%), an Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol, (as measured by NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.35: 1.0; and/or
  • a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene, from 0.1 to 45 mol% ethylene, and from 0.1 to 5 mol% diene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 90% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol (as measured by l R NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.7: 1 to 1.35: 1.0; and/or
  • a homooligomer comprising propylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 93% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 500 to about 20,000 g/mol (as measured by l R NMR), an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.2: 1.0, and less than 1400 ppm aluminum; and/or
  • a branched polyolefin having an Mn ( ⁇ H NMR) of 7,500 to 60,000 g/mol comprising: (i) one or more alpha olefin derived units selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene; (ii) 50% or greater allyl chain ends, relative to total number of unsaturated chain ends; and (iii) a g'(vis) of 0.90 or less; and/or
  • branched polyolefins having an Mn greater than 60,000 g/mol comprising: (i) one or more alpha olefins selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene; (ii) 50% or greater allyl chain ends, relative to total unsaturated chain ends; (iii) a g'(vis) of 0.90 or less; and (iv) a bromine number which, upon complete hydrogenation, decreases by at least 50%; and/or
  • a branched polyolefins having an Mn of less than 7,500 g/mol comprising: (i) one or more alpha olefin derived units selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene; (ii) a ratio of percentage of saturated chain ends to percentage of allyl chain ends of 1.2 to 2.0; and (iii) 50% or greater allyl chain ends, relative to total moles of unsaturated chain ends; and/or j) vinyl terminated higher olefin copolymers having an Mn (measured by NMR) of 300 g/mol or greater (preferably 300 to 60,000 g/mol) comprising: (i) from about 20 to 99.9 mol% of at least one C5 to C 4 Q higher olefin; and (ii) from about 0.1 to 80 mol% of propylene; wherein the higher olefin copolymer has at least 40% allyl chain ends; and/or k) vinyl terminated higher olefin copo
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin comprises a propylene oligomer comprising more than 90 mol% propylene and less than 10 mol% ethylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 93% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 500 to about 20,000 g/mol (as measured by NMR), an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.35: 1.0, and less than 1400 ppm aluminum.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin comprises a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene and from 10 to 50 mol% ethylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 90% allyl chain ends, Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol (as measured by !fi NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.3 : 1.0, wherein monomers having four or more carbon atoms are present at from 0 to 3 mol%.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin comprises a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene, from 0.1 to 45 mol% ethylene, and from 0.1 to 5 mol% C 4 to olefin, wherein the oligomer has: at least 87% allyl chain ends (alternately at least 90%), an Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol, (as measured by !fi NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.35: 1.0.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin comprises a propylene oligomer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene, from 0.1 to 45 mol% ethylene, and from 0.1 to 5 mol% diene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 90% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 150 to about 10,000 g/mol (as measured by l R NMR), and an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.7: 1 to 1.35: 1.0.
  • the vinyl terminated polyolefin comprises a homooligomer comprising propylene, wherein the oligomer has: at least 93% allyl chain ends, an Mn of about 500 to about 20,000 g/mol (as measured by ⁇ NMR), an isobutyl chain end to allylic vinyl group ratio of 0.8: 1 to 1.2: 1.0, and less than 1400 ppm aluminum.
  • M is a Group 8 metal
  • X and X 1 are, independently, any anionic ligand, or X and X 1 may be joined to form a dianionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • L and L 1 are neutral two electron donors, L and L 1 may be joined to form a single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms; L and X may be joined to form a bidentate monoanionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms; L 1 and X 1 may be joined to form a multidentate monoanionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • R and R 1 are, independently, hydrogen or to C30 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl; R 1 and L 1 or X 1 may be joined to form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms; and
  • R and L or X may be joined to form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms.
  • M is Ru or Os
  • X and X 1 are, independently, a halogen, an alkoxide or a triflate, or X and X 1 may be joined to form a dianionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • L and L 1 are, independently, a phosphine or a N-heterocyclic carbene, L and L 1 may be joined to form a single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system, of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • L and X may be joined to form a multidentate monoanionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • L 1 and X 1 may be joined to form a multidentate monoanionic group and may form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • R and R 1 are, independently, hydrogen or a Q to C30 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or a substituted or unsubstituted C 4 to C30 aryl;
  • R 1 and L 1 or X 1 may be joined to form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms;
  • R and L or X may be joined to form single ring of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms or a multinuclear ring system of up to 30 non-hydrogen atoms.
  • Hf is hafnium
  • each X is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydrides, amides, alkoxides, sulfides, phosphides, halogens, dienes, amines, phosphines, ethers, or a combination thereof, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, chloride, bromide, iodide, (alternately two X's may form a part of a fused ring or a ring system);
  • each Q is, independently carbon or a heteroatom, preferably C, N, P, S (preferably at least one Q is a heteroatom, alternately at least two Q's are the same or different heteroatoms, alternately at least three Q's are the same or different heteroatoms, alternately at least four Q's are the same or different heteroatoms);
  • each R 1 is, independently, a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, R 1 may the same or different as R 2 ;
  • each R 2 is, independently, a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, preferably R 1 and/or R 2 are not branched;
  • each R 3 is, independently, hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, provided, however, that at least three R 3 groups are not hydrogen (alternately four R 3 groups are not hydrogen, alternately five R 3 groups are not hydrogen); each R 4 is, independently, hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, a heteroatom or heteroatom containing group, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethy
  • R 5 is hydrogen or a Ci to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl;
  • R 6 is hydrogen or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl;
  • each R 7 is, independently, hydrogen, or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, provided however that at least seven R 7 groups are not hydrogen, alternately at least eight R 7 groups are not hydrogen, alternately all R 7 groups are not hydrogen, (preferably the R 7 groups at the 3 and 4 positions on each Cp ring of Formula IV are not hydrogen); N is nitrogen;
  • T is a bridge, preferably, Si or Ge, preferably Si;
  • each R a is independently, hydrogen, halogen, or a Ci to C20 hydrocarbyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, phenyl, benzyl, substituted phenyl, and two R a can form a cyclic structure including aromatic, partially saturated, or saturated cyclic or fused ring system; and
  • any two adjacent R groups may form a fused ring or multicenter fused ring system where the rings may be aromatic, partially saturated or saturated.
  • Hf is hafnium
  • each X is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydrides, amides, alkoxides, sulfides, phosphides, halogens, dienes, amines, phosphines, ethers, or a combination thereof, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, chloride, bromide, iodide, (alternately two X's may form a part of a fused ring or a ring system);
  • each Q is, independently carbon or a heteroatom, preferably C, N, P, S (preferably at least one Q is a heteroatom, alternately at least two Q's are the same or different heteroatoms, alternately at least three Q's are the same or different heteroatoms, alternately at least four Q's are the same or different heteroatoms);
  • each R 1 is, independently, a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, R 1 may the same or different as R 2 ;
  • each R 2 is, independently, a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, preferably R 1 and/or R 2 are not branched;
  • each R 3 is, independently, hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, provided however that: 1) all five R 3 groups are methyl, or 2) four R 3 groups are not hydrogen and at least one R 3 group is a C2 to Cg substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl (preferably at least two, three, four or five R 3 groups are a C2 to Cg substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl);
  • each R 4 is, independently, hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, a heteroatom or heteroatom containing group, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, substituted phenyl (such as propyl phenyl), phenyl, silyl, substituted silyl, (such as CH ⁇ SiR , where R' is a Ci to C ⁇ hydrocarbyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl);
  • R 5 is hydrogen or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl;
  • R 6 is hydrogen or a to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl;
  • each R 7 is, independently, hydrogen, or a Ci to Cg alkyl group, preferably a Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, provided however that at least seven R 7 groups are not hydrogen, alternately at least eight R 7 groups are not hydrogen, alternately all R 7 groups are not hydrogen, (preferably the R 7 groups at the 3 and 4 positions on each Cp ring of Formula IV are not hydrogen);
  • N is nitrogen
  • T is a bridge, preferably, Si or Ge, preferably Si;
  • each R a is independently, hydrogen, halogen or a C j to C20 hydrocarbyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, phenyl, benzyl, substituted phenyl, and two R a can form a cyclic structure including aromatic, partially saturated, or saturated cyclic or fused ring system; and
  • any two adjacent R groups may form a fused ring or multicenter fused ring system where the rings may be aromatic, partially saturated or saturated.
  • M is hafnium or zirconium (preferably hafnium);
  • each X is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydrides, amides, alkoxides, sulfides, phosphides, halides, dienes, amines, phosphines, ethers, and a combination thereof, (two X's may form a part of a fused ring or a ring system) (preferably each X is independently selected from halides and to C 5 alkyl groups, preferably each X is a methyl group);
  • each R 10 is hydrogen
  • each R 1 1 , R 12 , and R 13 is, independently, hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, a heteroatom or heteroatom containing group (preferably hydrogen); T is a bridging group (preferably T is dialkyl silicon or dialkyl germanium, preferably T is dimethyl silicon); and
  • any of adjacent R 1 1 , R 12 , and R 13 groups may form a fused ring or multicenter fused ring system where the rings may be aromatic, partially saturated or saturated; preferably by one or more of:
  • rac-dimethylgermanyl bis(2,3-dimethyl)zirconiumdimethyl alternately the "dimethyl" after the transition metal in the list of catalyst compounds above is replaced with a dihalide (such as dichloride or difluoride) or a bisphenoxide, particularly for use with an alumoxane activator.
  • a dihalide such as dichloride or difluoride
  • a bisphenoxide particularly for use with an alumoxane activator.
  • M is hafnium or zirconium
  • each X is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl radicals having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, hydrides, amides, alkoxides, sulfides, phosphides, halogens, dienes, amines, phosphines, ethers, or a combination thereof;
  • each R 15 and R 17 are, independently, a Ci to Cg alkyl group (preferably a Ci to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl); and each Rl6, Rl8, R 19 ; R 20 ; R 21 ; R 22 ; R 23 ; R 24 ; R 25 ; R 26 ; R 27 ; and R 28 ar ⁇ independently, hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms (preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted Q to Cg linear alkyl group, preferably methyl ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl), preferably at least three of R 24 -R 28 groups are not hydrogen (alternately four
  • each R 1 is, independently, a halide, preferably a fluoride
  • each R 2 is, independently, a halide, a to C20 substituted aromatic hydrocarbyl group or a siloxy group of the formula -0-Si-R a , where R a is a Q to C20 hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylsilyl group (preferably R2 is a fluoride or a perfluorinated phenyl group);
  • each R 3 is a halide, to C20 substituted aromatic hydrocarbyl group or a siloxy group of the formula -0-Si-R a , where R a is a Ci to C20 hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylsilyl group (preferably R3 is a fluoride or a perfluorinated aromatic hydrocarbyl group); wherein R2 and R3 can form one or more saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted rings (preferably R2 and R3 form a perfluorinated phenyl ring);
  • L is an neutral Lewis base
  • (L-H) + is a Bronsted acid
  • d is 1, 2, or 3;
  • the anion has a molecular weight of greater than 1020 g/mol
  • the activator is one or more of: trimethylammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, triethylammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, tripropylammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, tri(n-butyl)ammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, tri(t-butyl)ammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -diethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, N,N-dimethyl-(2,4,6- trimethylanilinium)
  • T m and Tg are measured using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) using commercially available equipment such as a TA Instruments 2920 DSC.
  • DSC Differential Scanning Calorimetry
  • the sample is equilibrated at 25°C, and then it is cooled at a cooling rate of 10°C/min to -80°C.
  • the sample is held at -80°C for 5 min and then heated at a heating rate of 10°C/min to 25°C.
  • the glass transition temperature is measured from the heating cycle.
  • the sample is equilibrated at 25 °C, and then heated at a heating rate of 10°C/min to 150°C.
  • the endothermic melting transition if present, is analyzed for onset of transition and peak temperature.
  • the melting temperatures reported are the peak melting temperatures from the first heat unless otherwise specified.
  • the melting point is defined to be the peak melting temperature (i.e., associated with the largest endothermic calorimetric response in that range of temperatures) from the DSC melting trace.
  • aPP is atactic polypropylene
  • iPP is isotactic polypropylene
  • EP is ethylene-propylene copolymer
  • TCE is 1, 1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
  • h hours
  • min minutes
  • M n is the number average molecular weight as determined by !fi NMR spectroscopy by comparison of integrals of the aliphatic region to the olefin region as determined using the protocol described in the Experimental section of WO2009/155471
  • Zhan IB is 1,3-Bis(2,4,6- trimethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene[2-(i-propoxy)-5-(N,N- dimethylaminosulfonyl)phenyl] methyleneruthenium(II) dichloride.
  • Example 1 Synthesis of PE-PEG-PE triblock.
  • 1-Eicosene (1.08 g, 3.84 mmol), poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (1.59 g, 2.05 mmol) with an estimated Mn of 777 g/mol, and Zhan IB (0.0175 g, 0.0239 mmol) were combined in a vial.
  • pentane (4 mL) and dichloromethane (4 mL) were added to form a homogeneous mixture that was heated on a metal block kept at 45°C. Additional pentane was added periodically as the mixture evaporated for a few hours. The mixture was kept at 39°C overnight.
  • n is about 15.
  • Example 2 Synthesis of PE-PEG diblock. 1 -Eicosene (2.38 g, 8.48 mmol) and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (4.47 g, 8.48 mmol) with an estimated Mn of 527 g/mol were combined in a vial. Dichloromethane (8 mL) was added followed by solid Zhan IB (0.062 g, 0.0848 mmol) and some pentane (5 mL). The mixture was kept near reflux on a metal block kept at 39°C. After stirring overnight a few drops of ethyl vinyl ether were added. After 0.5 h the volatiles were removed and pentane (100 mL) was added.
  • Example 3 Synthesis of 'PP-PEG diblock. Isotactic polypropylene (4.29 g, 0.361 mmol) with an M n of 11900 and 85% vinyl termination was combined with toluene (40 mL), and the mixture was heated to 100°C to form a clear colorless solution. The mixture was cooled to about 65°C and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (0.500 g, 0.948 mmol) with an estimated M n of 527 and dichloromethane (10 mL) were added followed by Zhan IB (0.0265 g, 0.0361 mmol). The mixture was kept at 60°C overnight then poured into stirring methanol (300 mL).
  • n is about 10.
  • compositions, an element or a group of elements are preceded with the transitional phrase "comprising,” it is understood that we also contemplate the same composition or group of elements with transitional phrases “consisting essentially of,” “consisting of,” “selected from the group of consisting of,” or “is” preceding the recitation of the composition, element, or elements and vice versa.

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Cette invention concerne une polyoléfine multiséquencée, et des procédés de production d'une polyoléfine multiséquencée représentée par la formule (X) ou (XII): PO-C(R11)R12-CR13C(R14-C)-C(O)-((CR15R16) ZVC17R18)m-O)n-R19 (X) ou PO-C(R11)R12-CR13C(R14-C)-C(O)-((CR15R16) ZVC17R18)mO)n-C(O)- C(R14C=(R13)-C(R12)(R11)-PO (XX) dans laquelle R11, R12, R13 et R14 sont chacun, indépendamment, un groupe hydrocarbyle C1-C4 substitué ou insubstitué, ou un hydrogène; R15, R16, R17et R18 sont chacun, indépendamment, un groupe hydrocarbyle C1-C4 substitué ou insubstitué, ou un hydrogène; R19 est un groupe hydrocarbyle C1-C20 substitué ou insubstitué, ou un hydrogène; z est > 1 à environ 5; m est > 1 à environ 5; PO est un groupe hydrocarbyle polyoléfinique comprenant 10 à 4000 atomes de carbone; et n est compris entre 1 et environ 10000.
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