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Definitions

• This invention relates to asymmetric fluorenyl-substituted Salan catalysts, processes utilizing such catalysts, and polymers produced thereby.
• Olefin polymerization catalysts are of great use in industry. Hence, there is interest in finding new catalyst systems that increase the commercial usefulness of the catalyst and allow the production of polymers having improved properties.
• the instant disclosure is directed to asymmetric fluorenyl-substituted catalyst compounds, and catalyst systems comprising such compounds, processes for the preparation of the catalyst compounds and systems, and processes for the polymerization of olefins using such catalyst compounds and systems.
• embodiments of the invention relate to catalyst compounds represented by Formula I:
• each solid line represents a covalent bond and each dotted line represents a bond having a varying degree of covalency and a varying degree of coordination;
• M is a Group 3, 4, 5, or 6 transition metal
• N 1 and N 2 are nitrogen
• O oxygen
• each of X 1 and X 2 is, independently, a univalent Ci to C2 0 hydrocarbyl radical, which may be substituted or unsubstituted, or X 1 and X 2 join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, provided, however, when M is trivalent X 2 is not present;
• each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , and R* 1 may, independently, join together to form a hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements;
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , and R* 1 may, independently, join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof;
• R* 1 comprises a group other than a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group
• Y is a Ci to C 4 o divalent hydrocarbyl radical comprising a linker backbone comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms bridging between nitrogen atoms N 1 and N 2 .
• embodiments of the invention relate to catalyst systems comprising the reaction product of such a catalyst compound and an activator.
• embodiments of the invention relate to polymerization processes comprising: contacting one or more olefins with a catalyst system described herein at a temperature, a pressure, and for a period of time sufficient to produce a polyolefin.
• embodiments of the invention relate to polyolefins comprising ethylene, wherein the polyolefin is produced by a process comprising: contacting ethylene and optionally, one or more C3 " olefins with a catalyst system described herein at a temperature, a pressure, and for a period of time sufficient to produce a polyolefin.
• Figure 1A illustrates exemplary catalysts 1 through 9, according to embodiments of the invention.
• Figure IB illustrates exemplary catalysts 10 through 18, according to embodiments of the invention.
• hydrocarbyl radical hydrocarbyl radical
• hydrocarbyl group hydrocarbyl radicals are defined to be Ci to C7 0 radicals, or Ci to C2 0 radicals, or Ci to Cio radicals, or C 6 to C7 0 radicals, or C 6 to C2 0 radicals, or C 7 to C2 0 radicals that may be linear, branched, or cyclic and aromatic or non- aromatic.
• substituted means that a hydrogen atom or a carbon atom, of a hydrocarbyl radical has been replaced by a heteroatom, or a heteroatom-containing group.
• a heteroatom is defined as any atom other than carbon and hydrogen.
• methyl cyclopentadiene is a Cp group wherein one hydrogen has been replaced with a methyl radical, which may also be referred to as a methyl functional group
• ethyl alcohol is an ethyl group, wherein one of the H atoms has been replaced with the heteroatom- containing group -OH
• pyridine is considered a substituted phenyl group wherein a carbon of the benzene ring has been replaced with a nitrogen atom.
• Exemplary hydrocarbyl radicals include methyl, ethyl, ethenyl, and isomers of propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl, eicosyl, heneicosyl, docosyl, tricosyl, tetracosyl, pentacosyl, hexacosyl, heptacosyl, octacosyl, nonacosyl, triacontyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, nonenyl, decen
• aryl refers to aromatic cyclic structures.
• An aralkyl group is defined to be a aryl group having at least one hydrogen atom replaced by an alkyl group, (such as, a C ⁇ to C 4 o alkyl).
• aryl and aralkyl radicals include, but are not limited to: acenaphthenyl, acenaphthylenyl, acridinyl, anthracenyl, benzanthracenyls, benzimidazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzofluoranthenyls, benzofuranyl, benzoperylenyls, benzopyrenyls, benzothiazolyl, benzothiophenyls, benzoxazolyl, benzyl, carbazolyl, carbolinyl, chrysenyl, cinnolinyl, coronenyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexenyl , methylcyclohexyl, dibenzoanthracenyls, fluoranthenyl, fluorenyl, furanyl, imidazolyl, indazolyl, indenopyrenyls,
• Alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl radicals listed include all isomers including where appropriate cyclic isomers, for example, butyl includes n-butyl, 2-methylpropyl, 1- methylpropyl, i ⁇ ?ri-butyl, and cyclobutyl (and analogous substituted cyclopropyls); pentyl includes n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 1-ethylpropyl, and neopentyl (and analogous substituted cyclobutyls and cyclopropyls); and butenyl includes E and Z forms of 1 -butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3 -butenyl, 1 -methyl- 1 -propenyl, l-methyl-2- propenyl, 2-methyl-l -propenyl, and 2-methyl-2-propenyl (and cyclo
• Cyclic compounds having substitutions include all isomer forms, for example, methylphenyl would include ortho-methylphenyl, meta-methylphenyl and para- methylphenyl; dimethylphenyl would include 2,3-dimethylphenyl, 2,4-dimethylphenyl, 2,5- dimethylphenyl, 2,6-diphenylmethyl, 3,4-dimethylphenyl, and 3, 5 -dimethylphenyl.
• a carbazole radical a hydrocarbyl radical, is represented by the formula:
• each R 1 through R 8 is, independently, a hydrogen, a Ci to C40 hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Group 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, or two or more of R 1 to R 8 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• a substituted carbazole is one where at least one of R 1 to R 8 is not H.
• a fluorenyl radical, another hydrocarbyl radical, is represented by the formula:
• each R 1 through R 8 is, independently, a hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Group 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, or two or more of R 1 to R 8 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof;
• R* is a hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a substituted Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical (particularly R* may be methyl, phenyl, tolyl, substituted phenyl, or substituted tolyl).
• a substituted flourenyl is one where at least one of R*, or R 1 to R 8 is not H.
• an "olefin,” alternatively referred to as “alkene,” is a linear, branched, or cyclic compound comprising carbon and hydrogen having at least one double bond.
• alkene is a linear, branched, or cyclic compound comprising carbon and hydrogen having at least one double bond.
• 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.
• oligomer in reference 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, or in an embodiment less than 2,500 g/mol, or a low number of mer units, such as 75 mer units or less.
• ethylene polymer or "ethylene copolymer” is a polymer or copolymer comprising at least 50 mol% ethylene derived units
• a "propylene polymer” or “propylene copolymer” is a polymer or copolymer comprising at least 50 mol% propylene derived units, and so on.
• a-olefin includes C2 to C22 olefins having a double bond at the alpha position.
• cc-olefins include ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-nonene, 1-decene, 1-undecene 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-hexadecene, 1- heptadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-nonadecene, 1-eicosene, 1-heneicosene, 1-docosene, 1- tricosene, 1-tetracosene, 1-pentacosene, 1-hexacosene, 1-heptacosene, 1-octacos
• Non-limiting examples of cyclic olefins and diolefins include cyclopropene, cyclobutene, cyclopentene, cyclohexene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, cyclononene, cyclodecene, norbornene, 4-methylnorbornene, 2-methylcyclopentene, 4- methylcyclopentene, vinylcyclohexane, norbornadiene, dicyclopentadiene, 5-ethylidene-2- norbornene, vinylcyclohexene, 5-vinyl-2-norbornene, 1,3-divinylcyclopentane, 1,2- divinylcyclohexane, 1,3-divinylcyclohexane, 1 ,4-divinylcyclohexane, 1,5-divinylcyclooctane, l-allyl-4-vinylcyclohexane,
• catalyst is defined to mean a compound capable of initiating polymerization catalysis under the appropriate conditions.
• the catalyst may be described as a catalyst precursor, a pre-catalyst compound, a transition metal compound, Salan catalyst, or Salan catalyst compound, and these terms are used interchangeably.
• a catalyst compound may be used by itself to initiate catalysis or may be used in combination with an activator to initiate catalysis. When the catalyst compound is combined with an activator to initiate catalysis, the catalyst compound is often referred to as a pre-catalyst or catalyst precursor.
• a "catalyst system” is a 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.
• 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 gP*gcat "1* hr "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 (kg P/mol cat).
• 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 "scavenger” is a compound that is typically added to facilitate oligomerization or polymerization by scavenging impurities. Some scavengers may also act as activators and may be referred to as co-activators. A co-activator, that is not a scavenger, may also be used in conjunction with an activator in order to form an active catalyst. In an embodiment, a co- activator can be pre-mixed with the catalyst compound to form an alkylated catalyst compound.
• Mn is number average molecular weight
• Mw is weight average molecular weight
• Mz is z average molecular weight
• wt% is weight percent
• vol% is volume percent
• mol% is mole percent.
• Molecular weight distribution (MWD) is defined to be Mw divided by Mn. Unless otherwise noted, all molecular weight units, e.g., Mw, Mn, Mz, are g/mol.
• a bulky functional group is defined as a functional group having a molecular size greater than or equal to an isopropyl moiety. Accordingly, for purposes herein a bulky functional group includes substituted or unsubstituted bulky aliphatic radicals having three carbons or more, bulky alicyclic radicals having three carbons or more, and/or bulky aromatic radicals having 5 carbons or more, each having a molecular size greater than or equal to an isopropyl moiety.
• 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.
• Me is methyl
• Ph is phenyl
• Et is ethyl
• Pr is propyl
• iPr is isopropyl
• n-Pr is normal propyl
• Bu is butyl
• iso-butyl is isobutyl
• sec-butyl is a secondary butyl
• tert-butyl or t-butyl is a tertiary butyl
• n-butyl is normal butyl
• pMe is para-methyl
• Bz is benzyl
• THF also referred to as thf
• Mes is mesityl, also known as 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene
• Tol is toluene
• TMS is trimethylsilyl
• TIBAL is triisobutylaluminum
• TNOAL is triisobutyl n- octylaluminum
• MAO is methyl
• RT room temperature, and is defined as 25 °C unless otherwise specified. All percentages are weight percent (wt%) unless otherwise specified.
• continuous means a system that operates without interruption or cessation. For example, 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.
• Catalyst compounds suitable in the catalyst system herein typically comprise a transition metal complex represented by the Formula (I):
• each solid line represents a covalent bond and each dotted line represents a bond having a varying degree of covalency and a varying degree of coordination;
• M is a Group 3, 4, 5, or 6 transition metal
• N 1 and N 2 are nitrogen
• O oxygen
• each of X 1 and X 2 is, independently, a univalent Ci to C 20 hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, or X 1 and X 2 may join together to form a C 4 to C 62 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, provided, however, when M is trivalent X 2 is not present;
• R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 R 6 R 7 R 8 R 9 R 10 R 11 R 12 R 13 R 14 R 15 R 16 R 17 R 18 R 19 R 20 R 21 and R* is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a C ⁇ to C 4 o substituted hydrocarbyl radical (such as a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements),
• R* 1 comprises a group other than a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group
• Y is a Q to C 4 o divalent hydrocarbyl radical comprising a linker backbone comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms bridging between nitrogen atoms N 1 and N 2 .
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• R *1 may be a substituted or unsubstituted Ci to C2 0, hydrocarbyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, ethenyl and isomers of: propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl, eicosyl, etc.
• hydrocarbyl radical e.g., methyl, ethyl, ethenyl and isomers of: propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodec
• R *1 may be a Q to C1 0 alkyl radical, such as methyl, ethyl, ethenyl and isomers of: propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, and decyl.
• R *1 may be a substituted or unsubstituted C 4 to C2 0 alicyclic radical, e.g., a substituted or unsubstituted cyclobutenyl radical, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentyl radical, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexyl radical, etc.
• R* 1 may comprise an electron withdrawing functional group, -NO2, -CF 3 , -CCI 3 , -CBr 3 , -CI 3 , -CN, -NCR a , -SO3H, -COOH, -CHO, -F, -CI, -Br, -I, -COOR a , -COR a , -NR a 3+ , wherein each R a is independently hydrogen, a Ci to C2 0 alkyl radical, or the like.
• R* 1 comprises a Group 17 element, e.g., -F, -CI, -Br, -I, particularly -I.
• R *1 may comprise a substituted or unsubstituted C5 to C 4 o aryl radical.
• Useful aryl groups comprise aryl groups derived from phenyl, cyclopentadienyl, pyrrole, and alkylamine radicals.
• R* 1 may comprise a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl radical represented by Formula (II):
• C* indicates an attachment carbon of the radical
• each of R , R , R , R , and R is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of l
• At least 1, 2, 3, or 4 of R , R , R , R , and R is
• R , R , R , R , and R that are not hydrogen independently comprise a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, particularly a Ci to C1 0 alkyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, etc., or a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, particularly -F, -CI, -Br, or -I.
• each of R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , and R 26 is hydrogen.
• two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , and R 26 independently optionally join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof, e.g., a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl ring.
• the catalyst compound is represented by Formula (III):
• each R 22 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , and R 32 is, independently, hydrogen, a d to C 40 hydrocarbyl radical, a substituted C ⁇ to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical (such as, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements), and
• R to R , N , N , O, M, X , X , and Y are as defined for Formula (I).
• R , R , R , and R are hydrogen and those of R , R , R 31 , and R 32 that are not hydrogen, independently comprise a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, particularly a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, etc., or a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, particularly -F, -CI, -Br, or -I.
• each of R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , and R 32 is hydrogen.
• two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , and R 32 may, independently, join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• R 27 and R 28 do not join together to form a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring.
• R *1 comprises a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrole radical represented by Formula (IV):
• N* indicates an attachment nitrogen of the radical; and each of R , R , R , and R is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements.
• R , R , R , and R are hydrogen and those of R , R , R 24 , and R 25 that are not hydrogen, independently comprise a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, particularly a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec- butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, etc., or a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, particularly -F, -CI, -Br, or -I.
• each of R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , and R 25 is hydrogen.
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , and R 25 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• the catalyst compound according to Formula (III) is represented by Formula (IV):
• N is nitrogen
• each R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a substituted Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical (such as, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic 1 21 1 2 1 2
• R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 are hydrogen and those of R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 that are not hydrogen, independently comprise a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, particularly a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, etc., or a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, particularly - F, -CI, -Br, or -I.
• each of R 26 , R 27 , R 28 are hydrogen and those of R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 that are not hydrogen, independently comprise a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, particularly a Ci to Cio
• two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• the catalyst compound according to Formula (III) is represented by Formula (V):
• N is nitrogen
• each R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , and R 36 is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a a substituted Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical (such as, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17
• R to R , M, N , N , O, Y, X and X are as defined for Formula (I).
• at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 of R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , and R 36 are hydrogen and those of R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , and R 36 that are not hydrogen, independently comprise a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, particularly a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, etc., or a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, particularly -F, -CI, -B
• each of R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , and R 36 are hydrogen.
• two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , and R 36 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• catalyst compounds according the invention may have a structure according to Formula (VI):
• N is nitrogen, each R , R , R , R , R , R , R , R , and
• R 31 is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a substituted Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical (such as, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements).
• at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 of R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 are hydrogen and those of R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 that are not hydrogen, independently comprise a d to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, particularly a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, etc.
• two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• catalyst compounds may have a structure according to the Formula (VII):
• each R , R , R , R , and R is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a substituted Ci to C4 0 hydrocarbyl radical (such as a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements), and
• R -R , M, Y, O, N , N , X , and X are as defined for Formula (I).
• at least 1, 2, 3, or 4 of R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , and R 26 are hydrogen and those of
• each of R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , and R 26 is hydrogen.
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , and R 26 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• R 22 and R 23 may form a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring.
• R and R and/or R and R may join together to form a substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring.
• R 5 may comprise a Ci to C1 0 alkyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, Ci to Cio alkoxy, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, sec-butoxy, i-butoxy, t- butoxy, and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 ,
• a Ci to C1 0 alkyl radical e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i
• R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , and R* 1 is, independently, hydrogen, halogen, or a Ci to Cio hydrocarbyl.
• R 11 may comprise a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, Ci to Cio alkoxy, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, sec-butoxy, i-butoxy, t- butoxy, and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , and R* 1 is, independently, hydrogen, halogen, or a Ci to Cio hydrocarbyl.
• a Ci to Cio alkyl radical e.g., methyl,
• R 13 is selected from the group consisting of Ci to Cio alkyl, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, etc., Q to Cio alkoxy radical, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, sec- butoxy, i-butoxy, t-butoxy, etc., Ci to Cio alkoxy, e.g., methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i- propoxy, n-butoxy, sec -butoxy, i-butoxy, t-butoxy, pentoxy, hexoxy, heptoxy, octoxy, nonoxy, decoxy, and isomers thereof, and C 6 -Ci5 aryl,
• At least one of R 5 and/or R 11 comprises an electron withdrawing functional group e.g., -N0 2 , -CF 3 , -CC1 3 , -CBr 3 , -CI 3 , -CN, -NCR", -S0 3 H, -COOH, -CHO, -F, -CI, -Br, -I, -COOR a , -COR a , and -NR a 3 + , wherein each R a is independently hydrogen, a Ci to C2 0 alkyl radical, or the like.
• an electron withdrawing functional group e.g., -N0 2 , -CF 3 , -CC1 3 , -CBr 3 , -CI 3 , -CN, -NCR", -S0 3 H, -COOH, -CHO, -F, -CI, -Br, -I, -COOR a , -C
• each of R 5 and R 11 is independently selected from the group consisting of Ci to Cio alkyl, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec -butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, septyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, and isomers thereof etc., Ci to Cio alkoxy, e.g., methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, sec -butoxy, i-butoxy, t- butoxy, etc., and C 6 to C15 aryl, e.g., phenyl, benzyl, etc.
• Ci to Cio alkyl e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl
• R 5 and R 11 are each methyl.
• R 5 is methyl and R 11 is methyl, t-butyl or -I.
• R 13 may be methyl or 4-methyl-l-phenyl.
• R * i may be methyl, t-butyl or -I.
• the transition metal, M may be particularly Ti, Zr, or Hf, more particularly Zr or HF, and mixtures thereof.
• each of X 1 and X 2 is, independently, a halogen or a C ] to C hydrocarbyl radical, e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, sec -butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, septyl, 4- methyl- 1-pentyl, and isomers thereof etc.
• at least one of X 1 and X 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted benzyl radical.
• Y may be a Ci to C4 0 divalent hydrocarbyl radical comprising O, S, S(O), S(0) 2 , Si(R') 2 , P(R'), N, N(R'), or a combination thereof, wherein each R' is independently a Ci to Ci 8 hydrocarbyl radical.
• Y may be a divalent Ci to C2 0 hydrocarbyl radical, e.g., -CH2CH2 CH 2 - or 1,2- cyclohexylene.
• Y is -CH2CH2-.
• catalyst compounds according to Formulas (I) to (VIII) may have one or more of the following features: M is Zr or Hf; X 1 and X 2 are benzyl radicals; R 5 and R 11 are independently a methyl or t-butyl or -I; R 13 comprises a Ci to C1 0 alkyl, e.g., methyl, or 4-methylphenyl radical; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 are hydrogen; and Y is -CH 2 CH 2 -.
• Comparative symmetric transition metal compounds may be prepared by two general synthetic routes.
• the parent Salan ligands are prepared by a one- step Mannich reaction from the parent phenol (Reaction A) or by a two-step imine-condensation/alkylation procedure if the salicylaldehyde is used (Reaction B).
• the ligand is then converted into the metal dibenzyl catalyst precursor by reaction with the metal tetra-aryl starting material, e.g., tetrabenzyl, to yield the finished complex (Reaction C).
• Asymmetric transition metal compounds according to embodiments of the invention may be prepared by a step-wise synthetic route.
• the parent Salan ligands are prepared by reaction of the salicylaldehyde with the diamine, followed by reduction with NaBH 4 .
• the asymmetric ligand is then formed by an HBr elimination reaction with a bromomethylphenol (Reaction D).
• the ligand is then converted into the metal dibenzyl catalyst precursor by reaction with the metal tetrabenzyl starting material to yield the finished complex (Reaction E).
• Catalyst systems described herein comprise the reaction product of at least a first catalyst compound and an activator.
• catalyst systems may be formed by combining them with activators in any manner known from the literature including by supporting them for use in slurry or gas phase polymerization.
• 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 a reactive, ⁇ -bound, metal ligand making the metal complex cationic and providing a charge-balancing non-coordinating or weakly coordinating anion.
• Alumoxane 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 a reactive, ⁇ -bound, metal ligand making the metal complex cationic and providing a charge-balancing non-coordinating or weakly coordinating ani
• alumoxane activators are utilized as an activator in the catalyst system.
• Alumoxanes are generally oligomeric compounds containing -Al(R l )-0- 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.
• a useful 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 US 5,041,584).
• MMAO modified methyl alumoxane
• the activator is an alumoxane (modified or unmodified)
• some embodiments select the maximum amount of activator, typically at up to a 5000-fold molar excess Al/M over the catalyst compound (per metal catalytic site).
• the minimum activator-to-catalyst-compound is a 1: 1 molar ratio. Alternate preferred ranges include from 1:1 to 500:1, alternately from 1:1 to 200:1, alternately from 1:1 to 100:1, or alternately from 1:1 to 50: 1.
• alumoxane is present at zero mol %, alternately the alumoxane is present at a molar ratio of aluminum to catalyst compound transition metal less than 500:1, preferably less than 300:1, preferably less than 100:1, preferably less than 1:1.
• Non-Coordinating Anion Activators are used in the polymerization processes described herein.
• a non-coordinating anion is defined to mean an anion either that does not coordinate to the catalyst metal cation or that does coordinate to the metal cation, but only weakly.
• NCA is also defined to include multicomponent NCA-containing activators, such as ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, that contain an acidic cationic group and the non-coordinating anion.
• NCA is also defined to include neutral Lewis acids, such as tris(pentafluorophenyl)boron, that can react with a catalyst to form an activated species by abstraction of an anionic group.
• NCA coordinates weakly enough that a neutral Lewis base, such as an olefinically or acetylenically unsaturated monomer can displace it from the catalyst center.
• a neutral Lewis base such as an olefinically or acetylenically unsaturated monomer can displace it from the catalyst center.
• Any metal or metalloid that can form a compatible, weakly coordinating complex may be used or contained in the non-coordinating anion. Suitable metals include, but are not limited to, aluminum, gold, and platinum. Suitable metalloids include, but are not limited to, boron, aluminum, phosphorus, and silicon.
• a stoichiometric activator can be either neutral or ionic. The terms ionic activator, and stoichiometric ionic activator can be used interchangeably.
• neutral stoichiometric activator and Lewis acid activator can be used interchangeably.
• non-coordinating anion includes neutral stoichiometric activators, ionic stoichiometric activators, ionic activators, and Lewis acid activators.
• 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 transition metal 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 transition metal cation in the sense of balancing its ionic charge at +1, and yet retain sufficient lability to permit displacement during polymerization.
• 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 (US 5,942,459), or combination thereof. It is also within the scope of this invention to use neutral or ionic activators alone or in combination with alumoxane or modified alumoxane activators.
• the catalyst systems of this invention can include at least one non-coordinating anion (NCA) activator.
• NCA non-coordinating anion
• boron containing NCA activators represented by the formula below can be used:
• Z is (L-H) or a reducible Lewis acid
• L is a neutral Lewis base
• H is hydrogen
• (L-H) is a Bronsted acid
• a d ⁇ is a boron containing non-coordinating anion having the charge d-
• d is 1, 2, or 3.
• the cation component, Z d + may include Bronsted acids such as protons or protonated Lewis bases or reducible Lewis acids capable of protonating or abstracting a moiety, such as an alkyl or aryl, from the transition metal catalyst precursor, resulting in a cationic transition metal species.
• the activating cation Z d + may also be a moiety such as silver, tropylium, carboniums, ferroceniums and mixtures, preferably carboniums and ferroceniums. Most preferably Z d + is triphenyl carbonium.
• Preferred reducible Lewis acids can be any triaryl carbonium (where the aryl can be substituted or unsubstituted, such as those represented by the formula: (Ar 3 C+), where Ar is aryl or aryl substituted with a heteroatom, a ⁇ to C 4 Q hydrocarbyl, or a substituted Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl), preferably the reducible Lewis acids in formula (14) above as "Z" include those represented by the formula: (Ph 3 C), where Ph is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, preferably substituted with C ⁇ to C 4 Q hydrocarbyls or substituted a ⁇ to C 4 Q hydrocarbyls, preferably ⁇ to C20 alkyls or aromatics or substituted ⁇ to C20 alkyls or aromatics, preferably Z is a triphenylcarbonium.
• Z d + is the activating cation (L-H) d +, it is preferably 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, N,N-dimethylaniline, methyldiphenylamine, pyridine, p-bromo ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylaniline, p-nitro-N,N-dimethylaniline, phosphoniums from triethylphosphine, triphenylphosphine, and diphenylphosphine, oxomiuns from ethers such as dimethyl ether diethyl ether,
• 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 US 5,447,895, which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
• boron compounds which may be used as an activating cocatalyst are the compounds described as (and particularly those specifically listed as) activators in US 8,658,556 , which is incorporated herein by reference.
• the ionic stoichiometric activator Z d + (A d ⁇ ) is one or more of ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylanilinium tetra(perfluorophenyl)borate, N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -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 t
• each is, independently, a halide, preferably a fluoride
• Ar is substituted or unsubstituted aryl group (preferably a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl), preferably substituted with ⁇ to C 4 Q hydrocarbyls, preferably ⁇ to C20 alkyls or aromatics;
• each R 2 is, independently, a halide, a Cg 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 R 2 is a fluoride or a perfluorinated phenyl group);
• each R3 is a halide, C3 ⁇ 4 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 R 3 is a fluoride or a Cg perfluorinated aromatic hydrocarbyl group); wherein R 2 and R 3 can form one or more saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted rings (preferably R 2 and R 3 form a perfluorinated phenyl ring);
• L is a 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
• (Ar 3 C) d + is (Pli 3 C) d + , where Ph is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, preferably substituted with Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyls or substituted Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyls, preferably Q to C 20 alkyls or aromatics or substituted Ci to C 20 alkyls or aromatics.
• one or more of the NCA activators is chosen from the activators described in US 6,211,105.
• Preferred activators include N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluorobiphenyl)borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -dimethylanilinium tetrakis(perfluorophenyl)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, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(perfluorophenyl)borate, [Ph 3 C+][B(C
• the activator comprises a triaryl carbonium (such as triphenylcarbenium tetraphenylborate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis-(2,3,4,6-tetrafluorophenyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(perfluorobiphenyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis (3 , 5 -bis (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate) .
• a triaryl carbonium such as triphenylcarbenium tetraphenylborate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, triphenylcarbenium tetrakis-(2,3,4,6
• the activator comprises one or more of trialkylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -dialkylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, N,N-dimethyl-(2,4,6-trimethylanilinium) tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, trialkylammonium tetrakis-(2,3,4,6-tetrafluorophenyl) borate, ⁇ , ⁇ -dialkylanilinium tetrakis- (2,3,4,6-tetrafluorophenyl)borate, trialkylammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, N,N- dialkylanilinium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl)borate, trialkylammonium tetrakis(perfluoronaphthyl
• the typical activator-to-catalyst compound ratio e.g., all NCA activators-to-catalyst compound ratio is about 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.
• the catalyst compounds can be combined with combinations of alumoxanes and NCA's (see for example, US 5,153,157; US 5,453,410; EP 0 573 120; WO 94/07928; and WO 95/14044), which discuss the use of an alumoxane in combination with an ionizing activator).
• the catalyst system may further include scavengers and/or co- activators.
• Suitable aluminum alkyl or organoaluminum compounds which may be utilized as scavengers or co-activators include, for example, trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n-hexylaluminum, tri-n-octylaluminum and the like. Other oxophilic species such as diethyl zinc may be used.
• the scavengers and/or co- activators are present at less than 14 wt%, or from 0.1 to 10 wt%, or from 0.5 to 7 wt%, by weight of the catalyst system.
• a polymerization processes includes contacting monomers (such as ethylene and propylene), and optionally comonomers, with a catalyst system comprising an activator and at least one catalyst compound, as described above.
• the catalyst compound and activator may be combined in any order, and may be combined prior to contacting with the monomer.
• the catalyst compound and/or the activator are combined after contacting with the monomer.
• Monomers useful herein include substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C40 alpha olefins, or C2 to C20 alpha olefins, or C2 to Ci 2 alpha olefins, or ethylene, propylene, butene, pentene, hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, undecene, dodecene and isomers thereof.
• the monomer comprises propylene and an optional comonomers comprising one or more ethylene or C 4 to C 4 Q olefins, or C 4 to C20 olefins, or C 6 to C 2 olefins.
• the C 4 to C 4 Q olefin monomers may be linear, branched, or cyclic.
• the C 4 to C 4 Q cyclic olefins may be strained or unstrained, monocyclic or polycyclic, and may optionally include heteroatoms and/or one or more functional groups.
• the monomer comprises ethylene or ethylene and a comonomer comprising one or more C3 to
• the C40 olefins or C 4 to C20 olefins, or Cg to olefins.
• the C3 to C 4 Q olefin monomers may be linear, branched, or cyclic.
• the C3 to C 4 Q cyclic olefins may be strained or unstrained, monocyclic or polycyclic, and may optionally include heteroatoms and/or one or more functional groups.
• Exemplary C2 to C 4 Q olefin monomers and optional comonomers include ethylene, propylene, butene, pentene, hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, undecene, dodecene, norbornene, norbornadiene, dicyclopentadiene, cyclopentene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, cyclooctadiene, cyclododecene, 7-oxanorbornene, 7-oxanorbornadiene, substituted derivatives thereof, and isomers thereof, or hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, dodecene, cyclooctene, 1,5-cyclooctadiene, l-hydroxy-4-cyclooctene, l-acetoxy-4- cyclooctene
• one or more dienes are present in the polymer produced herein at up to 10 weight %, or at 0.00001 to 1.0 weight %, or 0.002 to 0.5 weight %, or 0.003 to 0.2 weight %, based upon the total weight of the composition.
• 500 ppm or less of diene is added to the polymerization, or 400 ppm or less, or 300 ppm or less.
• at least 50 ppm of diene is added to the polymerization, or 100 ppm or more, or 150 ppm or more.
• Diolefin monomers useful in this invention include any hydrocarbon structure, or C 4 to C30, having at least two unsaturated bonds, wherein at least two of the unsaturated bonds are readily incorporated into a polymer by either a stereospecific or a non- stereospecific catalyst(s).
• the diolefin monomers may be selected from alpha, omega-diene monomers (i.e., di-vinyl monomers).
• Useful diolefin monomers include linear di-vinyl monomers, preferably, those containing from 4 to 30 carbon atoms.
• dienes examples include butadiene, pentadiene, hexadiene, heptadiene, octadiene, nonadiene, decadiene, undecadiene, dodecadiene, tridecadiene, tetradecadiene, pentadecadiene, hexadecadiene, heptadecadiene, octadecadiene, nonadecadiene, icosadiene, heneicosadiene, docosadiene, tricosadiene, tetracosadiene, pentacosadiene, hexacosadiene, heptacosadiene, octacosadiene, nonacosadiene, triacontadiene, 1,6-heptadiene, 1,7-octadiene, 1,8-nonadiene, 1,9-decadiene, 1,10-undeca
• Cyclic dienes include cyclopentadiene, vinylnorbornene, norbornadiene, ethylidene norbornene, divinylbenzene, dicyclopentadiene or higher ring containing diolefins with or without substituents at various ring positions.
• 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.
• Polymerization processes according to the instant disclosure may be carried out in any manner known in the art. Any suspension, homogeneous, bulk, solution, slurry, or gas phase polymerization process known in the art can be used. Such processes can be run in a batch, semi-batch, or continuous mode. Homogeneous polymerization processes and slurry processes are suitable for use herein, wherein 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 suitable for use herein, wherein a bulk process is defined to be a process where monomer concentration in all feeds to the reactor is 70 vol% or more.
• 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).
• 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 (IsoparTM); perhalogenated hydrocarbons, such as perfluorinated C 4 _JO alkanes, chlorobenzene, and aromatic and alkyl substituted 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- 1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene, and mixtures thereof.
• 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, or aromatics are present in the solvent at less than 1 wt%, or less than 0.5 wt%, or less than 0.0 wt% based upon the weight of the solvents.
• the feed concentration of the monomers and comonomers for the polymerization is 60 vol% solvent or less, or 40 vol% or less, or 20 vol% or less, based on the total volume of the feedstream.
• the polymerization is run in a bulk process.
• Polymerizations can be run at any temperature and/or pressure suitable to obtain the desired ethylene polymers.
• Suitable temperatures and/or pressures include a temperature in the range of from about 0 °C to about 300°C, or about 20°C to about 200°C, or about 35°C to about 150°C, or about 50°C to about 150°C, or from about 40°C to about 120°C, or from about 45°C to about 80°C; and at a pressure in the range of from about 0.35 MPa to about 10 MPa, or from about 0.45 MPa to about 6 MPa, or from about 0.5 MPa to about 4 MPa.
• the run time of the reaction is from about 0.1 minutes to about 24 hours, or up to 16 hours, or in the range of from about 5 to 250 minutes, or from about 10 to 120 minutes.
• hydrogen is present in the polymerization reactor at a partial pressure of 0.001 to 50 psig (0.007 to 345 kPa), or from 0.01 to 25 psig (0.07 to 172 kPa), or 0.1 to 10 psig (0.7 to 70 kPa).
• the activity of the catalyst is at least 50 g/mmol/hour, or 500 or more g/mmol/hour, or 5000 or more g/mmol/hr, or 50,000 or more g/mmol/hr.
• the conversion of olefin monomer is at least 10%, based upon polymer yield and the weight of the monomer entering the reaction zone, or 20% or more, or 30% or more, or 50% or more, or 80% or more.
• the polymerization conditions include one or more of the following: 1) temperatures of 0 to 300°C (or 25 to 150°C, or 40 to 120°C, or 45 to 80°C); 2) a pressure of atmospheric pressure to 10 MPa (or 0.35 to 10 MPa, or from 0.45 to 6 MPa, or from 0.5 to 4 MPa); 3) the presence of 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; or where aromatics are present in the solvent at less than 1 wt%, or less than 0.5 wt%, or at 0 wt% based upon
• 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 multi-stage polymerization in both a batch reactor and a continuous reactor, each polymerization stage is considered as a separate polymerization zone. In an embodiment, the polymerization occurs in one reaction zone.
• the instant disclosure also relates to processes for using the catalyst systems described herein in olefin polymerization.
• the invention relates in part to processes for producing olefin polymers, e.g., polyethylene and polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers, particularly alpha-olefin copolymers.
• the polymers produced herein are homopolymers of ethylene or propylene, are copolymers of ethylene or having from 0 to 25 mol% (or from 0.5 to 20 mol%, or from 1 to 15 mol%, or from 3 to 10 mol%) of one or more C 3 to C2 0 olefin comonomer (or C 3 to Q 2 alpha-olefin, or propylene, butene, hexene, octene, decene, dodecene, or propylene, butene, hexene, octene), or are copolymers of propylene or having from 0 to 25 mol% (or from 0.5 to 20 mol%, or from 1 to 15 mol%, or from 3 to
• the monomer is ethylene and the comonomer is hexene, or from 1 to 15 mol% hexene, or 1 to 10 mol% hexene.
• the polymers produced herein have an Mw of 5,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol (e.g., 25,000 to 750,000 g/mol, or 50,000 to 500,000 g/mol), and/or an Mw/Mn of greater than 1 to 40, or 1.2 to 20, or 1.3 to 10, or 1.4 to 5, or 1.5 to 4, or 1.5 to 3.
• the polymer produced herein has a unimodal or multimodal molecular weight distribution as determined by Gel Permeation Chromotography (GPC).
• GPC Gel Permeation Chromotography
• unimodal is meant that the GPC trace has one peak or inflection point.
• multimodal is meant that the GPC trace has at least two peaks or inflection points.
• An inflection point is that point where the second derivative of the curve changes in sign (e.g., from negative to positive or vice versa).
• the polymers may be linear in character, which may be determined by elution fractionation, wherein non-linear polymers have a CDBI of less than 45%, whereas linear polyethylene types refer to polyethylene having a CDBI of greater than 50%, the CDBI being determined as described in WO 93/03093 (US 5206075).
• the polymer produced herein has a composition distribution breadth index (CDBI) of 50% or more, or 60% or more, or 70% or more.
• CDBI is a measure of the composition distribution of monomer within the polymer chains and is measured by the procedure described in PCT publication WO 93/03093, published February 18, 1993, specifically columns 7 and 8 as well as in Wild et al, J. Poly. Sci., Poly. Phys. Ed., Vol. 20, p. 441 (1982) and US 5,008,204, including that fractions having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) below 15,000 are ignored when determining CDBI.
• Mw weight average molecular weight
• Polymers with an Mw/Mn of 4.5 or less may include a significant level of long chain branching.
• the long chain branching is understood to be the result of the incorporation of terminally unsaturated polymer chains (formed by the specific termination reaction mechanism encountered with single site catalysts) into other polymer chains in a manner analogous to monomer incorporation.
• the branches are hence believed to be linear in structure and may be present at a level where no peaks can be specifically attributed to such long chain branches in the 13 C NMR spectrum.
• the polymers produced according to the instant disclosure comprise a significant amount of long chain branching, defined as having a ratio of long chain branching of at least 7 carbons per 1000 carbon atoms as determined according to the 13 C NMR spectrum of greater than 0.5.
• the ratio of long chain branching with branches having at least 7 carbons, per 1000 carbon atoms as determined according to the 13 C NMR spectrum is greater than 1, or greater than 1.5, or greater than 2.
• Polymers described herein may have one or more of the following features:
• a Tm as determined by DSC, of 100°C or more, or 110°C or more, or 120°C or more;
• the polymer comprises at least 50 mol% ethylene, or at least 60 mol%, or at least 70 mol%, or at least 75 mol%, or at least 80 mol%, or at least 85 mol%, or at least 90 mol%, or at least 95 mol%, or essentially 100 mol % ethylene; and/or
• polymer produced herein has less than 1400 ppm aluminum, or less than 1200 ppm, or less than 1000 ppm, or less than 500 ppm, or less than 100 ppm as determined by 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.
• ICPES Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry
• the polymer has less than 1400 ppm of the Group 3, 4, 5, or 6 transition metal, or of the Group 4 transition metal, or of Ti, Zr, and/or Hf, or less than 1200 ppm, or less than 1000 ppm, or less than 500 ppm, or less than 100 ppm, as determined by ICPES as discussed above.
• an ethylene polymer according to the instant disclosure has less than 1400 ppm hafnium, or less than 1200 ppm, or less than 1000 ppm, or less than 500 ppm, or less than 100 ppm as determined by ICPES.
• an ethylene polymer according to the instant disclosure has less than 1400 ppm zirconium, or less than 1200 ppm, or less than 1000 ppm, or less than 500 ppm, or less than 100 ppm as determined by ICPES.
• the polymer produced herein which may be an ethylene polymer, has a density of greater than 0.95 g/cc, or greater than 0.955 g/cc, or greater than 0.96 g/cc. Density is determined according to ASTM D 1505.
• C NMR data is collected at 120°C in a 10 mm probe using a Varian spectrometer with a hydrogen frequency of at least 400 MHz.
• a 90 degree pulse, an acquisition time adjusted to give a digital resolution between 0.1 and 0.12 Hz, at least a 10 second pulse acquisition delay time with continuous broadband proton decoupling using swept square wave modulation without gating is employed during the entire acquisition period.
• the spectra are acquired using time averaging to provide a signal to noise level adequate to measure the signals of interest. Samples are dissolved in tetrachloroethane-d 2 at concentrations between 10 to 15wt% prior to being inserted into the spectrometer magnet. Prior to data analysis spectra are referenced by setting the chemical shift of the (-CH 2 -) n signal where n > 6 to 29.9 ppm. Chain ends for quantization are identified using the signals shown in the table below. N-butyl and n-propyl are not reported due to their low abundance (less than 5%) relative to the chain ends shown in the table below.
• Crystallization temperature (T c ), melting temperature (or melting point, T m ), glass transition temperature (T g ) and heat of fusion (3 ⁇ 4) are measured using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) on a commercially available instrument (e.g., TA Instruments 2920 DSC).
• DSC Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• 6 to 10 mg of molded polymer or plasticized polymer are sealed in an aluminum pan and loaded into the instrument at room temperature. Data are acquired by heating the sample to at least 30°C above its melting temperature, typically 220°C for polypropylene, at a heating rate of 10°C/min. The sample is held for at least 5 minutes at this temperature to destroy its thermal history.
• the sample is cooled from the melt to at least 50°C below the crystallization temperature, typically -100°C for polypropylene, at a cooling rate of 20°C/min.
• the sample is held at this temperature for at least 5 minutes, and finally heated at 10°C/min to acquire additional melting data (second heat).
• the endothermic melting transition (first and second heat) and exothermic crystallization transition are analyzed according to standard procedures.
• the melting temperatures (Tm) reported are the peak melting temperatures from the second heat unless otherwise specified.
• the melting temperature is defined to be the peak melting temperature from the melting trace associated with the largest endothermic calorimetric response (as opposed to the peak occurring at the highest temperature).
• the crystallization temperature is defined to be the peak crystallization temperature from the crystallization trace associated with the largest exothermic calorimetric response (as opposed to the peak occurring at the highest temperature).
• H° H°(polyethylene)
• a value of 140 J/g is used for H° (polybutene)
• a value of 207 J/g is used for H°(polypropylene).
• Heat of melting is determined using the DSC procedure above except that the sample is cooled to -100°C, held for 5 minutes then heated at 10°C/min to 200°C Hm is measured on the first melt, not the second melt.
• the Hm sample must have been aged at least 48 hours at room temperature and should not be heated to destroy thermal history.
• the polymer (e.g., the polyethylene or polypropylene) produced herein is combined with one or more additional polymers prior to being formed into a film, molded part or other article.
• additional polymers include polyethylene, isotactic polypropylene, highly isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene, random copolymer of propylene and ethylene, and/or butene, and/or hexene, polybutene, ethylene vinyl acetate, LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, 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 resins ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR), vulcanized EPR, EPDM, block copolymer, styrenic block copolymers, polyamides, polycarbonates, PET resins, cross linked polyethylene, copolymers of ethylene and vinyl alcohol (EVOH), polymers of aromatic monomers such as polystyrene, poly-1 esters, polyacetal, polyvinylidine fluoride, polyethylene glycols, and/or polyisobutylene.
• EPR ethylene-propylene rubber
• EPDM vulcanized EPR
• block copolymer block copolymer
• styrenic block copolymers polyamides
• polycarbonates PET resins
• PET resins cross linked polyethylene
• copolymers of ethylene and vinyl alcohol (EVOH) polymers of aromatic monomers such as polystyrene, poly-1 esters, polyacetal, polyvinylidine fluoride, polyethylene glycols, and/or polyisobutylene.
• the polymer e.g., the polyethylene or polypropylene
• the polymer is present in the above blends, at from 10 to 99 wt%, based upon the weight of the polymers in the blend, or 20 to 95 wt%, or at least 30 to 90 wt%, or at least 40 to 90 wt%, or at least 50 to 90 wt%, or at least 60 to 90 wt%, or at least 70 to 90 wt%.
• the blends described above may be produced by mixing the polymers of the invention with one or more polymers (as described above), by connecting reactors together in series to make reactor blends or by using more than one catalyst in the same reactor to produce multiple species of polymer.
• the polymers can be mixed together prior to being put into the extruder or may be mixed in an extruder.
• the blends may be formed using conventional equipment and methods, such as by dry blending the individual components and subsequently melt mixing in a mixer, or by mixing the components together directly in a mixer, such as, for example, a Banbury mixer, a Haake mixer, a Brabender internal mixer, or a single or twin-screw extruder, which may include a compounding extruder and a side-arm extruder used directly downstream of a polymerization process, which may include blending powders or pellets of the resins at the hopper of the film extruder. Additionally, additives may be included in the blend, in one or more components of the blend, and/or in a product formed from the blend, such as a film, as desired.
• a mixer such as, for example, a Banbury mixer, a Haake mixer, a Brabender internal mixer, or a single or twin-screw extruder, which may include a compounding extruder and a side-arm extruder used directly downstream of a polymerization
• additives are well known in the art, and can include, for example: fillers; antioxidants (e.g., hindered phenolics such as IRGANOX 1010 or IRGANOX 1076 available from Ciba-Geigy); phosphites (e.g., IRGAFOS 168 available from Ciba-Geigy); anti-cling additives; tackifiers, such as polybutenes, terpene resins, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon resins, alkali metal and glycerol stearates, and hydrogenated rosins; UV stabilizers; heat stabilizers; anti-blocking agents; release agents; anti-static agents; pigments; colorants; dyes; waxes; silica; fillers; talc; and the like.
• antioxidants e.g., hindered phenolics such as IRGANOX 1010 or IRGANOX 1076 available from Ciba-Geigy
• the invention relates to polyolefins comprising ethylene, wherein the polyolefin is produced by a process comprising: contacting one or more olefins with a catalyst system as described herein at a temperature, a pressure, and for a period of time sufficient to produce a polyolefin.
• the polyolefin comprises at least 50 mol%, e.g., at least 75 mol%, at least 99.9 mol% ethylene, of polymer units derived ethylene.
• any of the foregoing polymers such as the foregoing polypropylenes or blends thereof, may be used in a variety of end-use applications.
• Applications include, for example, mono- or multi-layer blown, extruded, and/or shrink films. These films may be formed by any number of well known extrusion or coextrusion techniques, such as a blown bubble film processing technique, wherein the composition can be extruded in a molten state through an annular die and then expanded to form a uni-axial or biaxial orientation melt prior to being cooled to form a tubular, blown film, which can then be axially slit and unfolded to form a flat film.
• Films may be subsequently unoriented, uniaxially oriented, or biaxially oriented to the same or different extents.
• One or more of the layers of the film may be oriented in the transverse and/or longitudinal directions to the same or different extents.
• the uniaxial orientation can be accomplished using typical cold drawing or hot drawing methods.
• Biaxial orientation can be accomplished using tenter frame equipment or a double bubble processes and may occur before or after the individual layers are brought together.
• a polyethylene layer can be extrusion coated or laminated onto an oriented polypropylene layer or the polyethylene and polypropylene can be coextruded together into a film then oriented.
• oriented polypropylene could be laminated to oriented polyethylene or oriented polyethylene could be coated onto polypropylene then, optionally, the combination could be oriented even further.
• the films are oriented in the machine direction (MD) at a ratio of up to 15, or between 5 and 7, and in the transverse direction (TD) at a ratio of up to 15, or 7 to 9.
• MD machine direction
• TD transverse direction
• the film is oriented to the same extent in both the MD and TD directions.
• the films may vary in thickness depending on the intended application; however, films of a thickness from 1 to 50 ⁇ are usually suitable. Films intended for packaging are usually from 10 to 50 ⁇ thick.
• the thickness of the sealing layer is typically 0.2 to 50 ⁇ .
• one or more layers may be modified by corona treatment, electron beam irradiation, gamma irradiation, flame treatment, or microwave.
• one or both of the surface layers is modified by corona treatment.
• compositions described herein may also be used to prepare molded products in any molding process, including but not limited to, injection molding, gas-assisted injection molding, extrusion blow molding, injection blow molding, injection stretch blow molding, compression molding, rotational molding, foam molding, thermoforming, sheet extrusion, and profile extrusion.
• injection molding gas-assisted injection molding
• extrusion blow molding injection blow molding
• injection stretch blow molding injection stretch blow molding
• compression molding rotational molding
• foam molding thermoforming, sheet extrusion, and profile extrusion.
• compositions described herein may be shaped into desirable end use articles by any suitable means known in the art. Thermoforming, vacuum forming, blow molding, rotational molding, slush molding, transfer molding, wet lay-up or contact molding, cast molding, cold forming matched-die molding, injection molding, spray techniques, profile co-extrusion, or combinations thereof are typically used methods.
• Thermoforming is a process of forming at least one pliable plastic sheet into a desired shape.
• an extrudate film of the composition of this invention (and any other layers or materials) is placed on a shuttle rack to hold it during heating.
• the shuttle rack indexes into the oven which pre-heats the film before forming. Once the film is heated, the shuttle rack indexes back to the forming tool.
• the film is then vacuumed onto the forming tool to hold it in place and the forming tool is closed. The tool stays closed to cool the film and the tool is then opened.
• the shaped laminate is then removed from the tool.
• thermoforming is accomplished by vacuum, positive air pressure, plug-assisted vacuum forming, or combinations and variations of these, once the sheet of material reaches thermoforming temperatures, typically of from 140°C to 185°C or higher.
• thermoforming temperatures typically of from 140°C to 185°C or higher.
• a pre-stretched bubble step is used, especially on large parts, to improve material distribution.
• Blow molding is another suitable forming means for use with the compositions of this invention, which includes injection blow molding, multi-layer blow molding, extrusion blow molding, and stretch blow molding, and is especially suitable for substantially closed or hollow objects, such as, for example, gas tanks and other fluid containers.
• Blow molding is described in more detail in, for example, CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POLYMER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 90-92 (Jacqueline I. Kroschwitz, ed., John Wiley & Sons 1990).
• molded articles may be fabricated by injecting molten polymer into a mold that shapes and solidifies the molten polymer into desirable geometry and thickness of molded articles.
• Sheets may be made either by extruding a substantially flat profile from a die, onto a chill roll, or by calendaring. Sheets are generally considered to have a thickness of from 254 ⁇ to 2540 ⁇ (10 mils to 100 mils), although any given sheet may be substantially thicker.
• the polyolefin compositions described above may also be used to prepare nonwoven fabrics and fibers of this invention in any nonwoven fabric and fiber making process, including but not limited to, melt blowing, spinbonding, film aperturing, and staple fiber carding.
• a continuous filament process may also be used.
• a spunbonding process is used.
• the spunbonding process is well known in the art. Generally, it involves the extrusion of fibers through a spinneret. These fibers are then drawn using high velocity air and laid on an endless belt.
• a calender roll is generally then used to heat the web and bond the fibers to one another although other techniques may be used such as sonic bonding and adhesive bonding.
• each solid line represents a covalent bond and each dotted line represents a bond having a varying degree of covalency and a varying degree of coordination;
• M is a Group 3, 4, 5, or 6 transition metal
• N 1 and N 2 are nitrogen
• O oxygen
• each of X 1 and X 2 is, independently, a univalent Ci to C 20 hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, or X 1 and X 2 join together to form a C 4 to C 62 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, provided however when M is trivalent X 2 is not present;
• each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C40 hydrocarbyl radical, a substituted C ⁇ to C 4 o hyrdrocarbyl radical (such as, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements);
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 62 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof;
• R* 1 comprises a group other than a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group
• Y is a Ci to C 4 o divalent hydrocarbyl radical comprising a linker backbone comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms bridging between nitrogen atoms N 1 and N 2 .
• R *1 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted CVC2 0 aliphatic radical, a substituted or unsubstituted CVC2 0 alicyclic radical, or a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C40 aryl radical.
• R* 1 comprises an electron withdrawing functional group selected from the group consisting of -NO2, -CF 3 , -CCI 3 , - CBr 3 , -CI 3 , -CN, -NCR", -SO 3 H, -COOH, -CHO, -F, -CI, -Br, -I, -COOR a , -COR a , -NRV, wherein each R a is independently hydrogen, a Ci to C2 0 alkyl radical.
• C* indicates an attachment carbon of the radical
• each of R , R , R , R , and R is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, optionally, wherein two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , and R 26 independently optionally join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• R , R , R , and R may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or
• X are as defined in Formula (I).
• N* indicates an attachment nitrogen of the radical
• each of R , R , R , and R is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements, optionally, wherein optionally two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , and R 25 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof.
• each R , R , R , R , R , and R is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a substituted C ⁇ to C 4 o hyrdrocarbyl radical (such as a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements), optionally two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 62
• X , and X are as defined in Formula (I).
• each R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , and R 36 is, independently, hydrogen, a Ci to C 4 o hydrocarbyl radical, a substituted C ⁇ to C 4 o hyrdrocarbyl radical (such as, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements), optionally two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 ,
• R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 29 , R 30 , R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , R 34 , R 35 , and R 36 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof, and R ⁇ R 21 , M, O, Y, N 1 , N 2 , X 1 , and X 2 are as defined in Formula (1).
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 , R 29 , R 30 , and R 31 may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 6 2 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof, and R ⁇ R 21 , M, O, Y, N 1 , N 2 , X 1 , and X 2 are as defined in Formula (1).
• hydrocarbyl radical a substituted C ⁇ to C 4 o hyrdrocarbyl radical (such as, a functional group comprising elements from Groups 13 to 17 of the periodic table of the elements), optionally two or more of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 ,
• R , R , R , R , and R may independently join together to form a C 4 to C 62 cyclic or
• R -R , M, O, Y, N , N , X , and X are as defined in Formula (1).
• R 5 and/or R 11 comprises an electron withdrawing functional group selected from the group consisting of -N0 2 , -CF 3 , -CC1 3 , -CBr 3 , -CI 3 , -CN, -NCR", -S0 3 H, -COOH, -CHO, -F, -CI, - Br, -I, -COOR a , -COR a , -NR a 3 + , wherein each R a is independently hydrogen, a Ci to C 20 alkyl radical.
• R 5 comprises a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, Ci to C 10 alkoxy, and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 ,
• R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , and R *1 is, independently, hydrogen, a halogen, or a Ci to Cio hydrocarbyl radical.
• R 5 comprises a Q to Cio alkyl radical, Ci to Cio alkoxy radical
• R 11 comprises a Ci to Cio alkyl radical
• each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , and R *1 is, independently, hydrogen, a halogen, or a Ci to Cio hydrocarbyl radical.
• R 5 comprises a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, Ci to Cio alkyl radical, R 11 and R *1 , independently comprise a Ci to Cio alkyl radical, and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 , is, independently, hydrogen, a halogen, or a Ci to Cio hydrocarbyl radical.
• R 13 is selected from the group consisting of Ci to Cio alkyl, Ci to Cio alkyl radical, Ci to Cio alkoxy, and C 6 to Cu aryl.
• R 13 is selected from the group consisting of Ci to Cio alkyl, Ci to Cio alkyl radical, Ci to Cio alkoxy, and C 6 to Cu aryl.
• Y is a Ci to C 4 o divalent hydrocarbyl radical comprising O, S, S(O), S(0) 2 , Si(R') 2 , P(R'), N, N(R'), or a combination thereof, wherein each R' is independently a Q to Ci 8 hydrocarbyl radical.
• M is Zr or Hf
• X 1 and X 2 are benzyl radicals
• R 5 and R 11 are independently a methyl or t-butyl radical
• R 13 comprises a methyl, or 4-methylphenyl radical
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 are hydrogen;
• a catalyst system comprising the reaction product of catalyst compound of any of Embodiments 1 to 24 and an activator.
• a process comprising:
• Embodiment 28 contacting one or more olefins with a catalyst system of any of Embodiments 25 to 27 at a temperature, a pressure, and for a period of time sufficient to produce a polyolefin. 29.
• the polyolefin of Embodiment 31 comprising at least 50 mol% of polymer units derived from ethylene.
• the polyolefin of Embodiment 31 comprising at least 75 mol% of polymer units derived from ethylene.
• the polyolefin of Embodiment 31 comprising at least 99.9 mol% of polymer units derived from ethylene.
• MI Melt index
• High load melt index also referred to as I21, reported in g/10 min, is determined according to ASTM D1238, 190°C, 21.6 kg load.
• Melt index ratio is MI divided by HLMI as determined by ASTM 1238.
• Density is determined according to ASTM D1505.
• Mw, Mn, and Mz may be determined by Rapid GPC and percent of 1 -hexene incorporation may be determined by FT-IR.
• GPC Rapid GPC
• percent of 1 -hexene incorporation may be determined by FT-IR.
• high temperature size exclusion chromatography is performed using an automated "Rapid GPC" system as generally described in US 6,491,816; US 6,491,823; US 6,475,391; US 6,461,515; US 6,436,292; US 6,406,632; US 6,175,409; US 6,454,947; US 6,260,407; and US 6,294,388; each of which is fully incorporated herein by reference for US purposes.
• This apparatus has a series of three 30 cm*7.5 mm linear columns, each containing PLgel 10 ⁇ , Mix B.
• the GPC system is calibrated using polystyrene standards ranging from 580 - 3,390,000 g/mol.
• the system is operated at an eluent flow rate of 2.0 mL/minutes and an oven temperature of 165°C.
• 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene is used as the eluent.
• the polymer samples are dissolved in 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene at a concentration of 0.1-0.9 mg/mL. 250 uL of a polymer solution is injected into the system.
• the concentration of the polymer in the eluent is monitored using an evaporative light scattering detector.
• the molecular weights presented are relative to linear polystyrene standards and are uncorrected.
• Ethylene/ 1-octene copolymerizations are carried out in a parallel pressure reactor, which is described in US 6,306,658; US 6,455,316; US 6,489,1681; WO 00/09255; and Murphy et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2003, 125, 4306-4317, each of which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
• a pre-weighed glass vial insert and disposable stirring paddle are fitted to each reaction vessel of the reactor, which contains 48 individual reaction vessels. The reactor is then closed and each vessel is individually heated to a set temperature (100°C) and pressurized to a pre-determined pressure of ethylene (120 or 135 psi).
• the reaction is then allowed to proceed until a set time limit (usually 30 min) or until a set amount of ethylene had been taken up by the reaction (ethylene pressure is maintained in each reaction vessel at the pre-set level by computer control). At this point, the reaction is quenched by exposure to air.
• the glass vial insert containing the polymer product and solvent is removed from the pressure cell and the inert atmosphere glovebox and the volatile components are removed using a Genevac HT-12 centrifuge and Genevac VC3000D vacuum evaporator operating at elevated temperature and reduced pressure.
• the vial is then weighed to determine the yield of the polymer product.
• the resultant polymer is analyzed by Rapid GPC to determine the molecular weight, by FT-IR to determine comonomer incorporation, and by DSC to determine melting point.
• the catalysts in an embodiment provide improvement in catalyst activity, produce polymers with improved properties or both.
• asymmetric catalysts may show significanty higher activity and/or capability of providing higher molecular weight polymers than corresponding symmetric di-carbazole substituted analogs.
• catalysts according to one embodiment of the instant disclosure provide for an ability to control one or more characteristics of polymerization, molecular weight, comonomer insertion, and the like.
• 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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