Abstract:
A metal (M) alkyl acid phosphate catalyst for the reaction of an epoxy compound with a carboxyl compound to provide a coating formulation that is stable at room temperature; that is humidity resistant, and non-yellowing, wherein the alkyl acid phosphate has the formula: (RO)n—(P═O)—(OH)m and wherein: a. each R is selected from the group consisting of: i) a C1 to C18 alkly, cycloalkyl, or aryl; ii) a linear or branched C6 to C18 alkyl substituted with —(O—CH2—CH2—)o or —(O—CH—CH3—CH2—)p, wherein o or p is from 1 to 20; iii) a &bgr;-hydroxyethyl compound, R′—X—CH2—CH—OH—CH2—, wherein R′ is a C6 to C18 alkyl or cycloalkyl or aryl, X is either —CH2—, —O— or —COO—; b. n+m=3 and n is between 2 to 1; and c. M is Zn or Sn (II) in a mole equivalent of 0.7 to 1.5 moles per mole of alkyl acid phosphate.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for preparing a solid titanium catalyst component, comprising the steps of (I) contacting a liquid magnesium compound with a liquid titanium compound to precipitate a solid in the contact liquid (&bgr;), and adding an electron donor (d-i) selected from the group consisting of a polycarboxylic ester and a polyether compound to the contact liquid (&bgr;) during the time from beginning to end of the solid precipitation, to form a solid product (&agr;); and (II) contacting the solid product (&agr;) obtained after completion of the solid precipitation with an electron donor (d-ii) selected from the group consisting of a polycarboxylic ester and a polyether compound, to prepare a solid titanium catalyst component. According to the process, a solid titanium catalyst component capable of polymerizing an olefin with high activity and capable of preparing an olefin polymer of high stereoregularity can be prepared. Also disclosed are an olefin polymerization catalyst containing a solid titanium catalyst component obtained by the above process and an olefin polymerization process using the olefin polymerization catalyst.
Abstract:
This invention provides a catalyst system useful in many coupling reactions, such as Suzuki, Kumada, Heck, and amination reactions. The catalyst system of the present invention makes use of N-heterocyclic carbenes or their protonated salts. The composition of the catalyst system comprises at least one transition metal compound and at least one N-heterocyclic carbene or its protonated salt. This invention further provides novel N-heterocyclic carbenes and their protonated salts. One type of N-heterocyclic carbene used in this invention is an imidazolinc-2-ylidene wherein the 1 and 3 positions are each, independently, substituted by an aromatic group in which each ortho position is, independently, substituted by a secondary or tertiary group which has at least three atoms.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins CH2═CHR in which R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising a titanium compound, having at least a Ti-halogen bond and an electron donor compound supported on a Mg halide, in which said electron donor compound is selected from esters of malonic acids of formula (I): wherein R1 is H or a C1-C20 linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl group; R2 is a C1-C20 linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl group; R3 and R4 the same or different are C4-C20 linear or branched alkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, primary arylalkyl or primary alkylaryl. Said catalyst components when used in the polymerization of olefins, and in particular of propylene, are capable to give high yields and polymers having high insolubility in xylene.
Abstract:
An activated tridentate-, monoanionic-ligand-based transition metal catalyst in a reduced oxidation state for olefin polymerization is disclosed. Transition metal catalyst precursors for these catalysts have the formulae: in which M is a transition metal from Groups 4-9 in a reduced oxidation state, X is a mono anionic ligand, L is a neutral donor group, E is a neutral donor group from Groups 15 and 16, E′ is a monoanionic donor group from Group 15, T is a bridging group, n is 1-3 as needed to balance the charge on M, p is 0-3 and q is 1-2. Olefin polymerization is exemplified.
Abstract:
Ethylene and/or propylene are polymerized to form high molecular weight, linear polymers by contacting ethylene and/or propylene monomer, in the presence of an inert reaction medium, with a catalyst system which consists essentially of (1) an aluminum alkyl component, such as trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n-octylaluminum and diethylaluminum hydride and (2) a Lewis acid or Lewis acid derivative component, such as B (C6F5)3, [(CH3)2N (H) (C6H5)]+[B (C6F5)4]−, [(C2H5)3NH]+[B C6F5)4],−, [C(C6F5)3]+[B(C6F5)4]−, (C2H5)2Al(OCH3), (C2H5)2Al(2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenoxide), (C2H5)Al(2,6 -di-t-butylphenoxide)2, (C2H5)2Al(2,6-di-t-butylphonoxide) , 2,6 -di-t-butylphenol·methylaluminoxane or an alkylaluminoxane, and which may be completely free any transition metal component(s).
Abstract translation:聚合乙烯和/或丙烯以在惰性反应介质存在下使乙烯和/或丙烯单体与催化剂体系接触形成高分子量线性聚合物,催化剂体系基本上由(1)烷基铝组分,如 作为三甲基铝,三乙基铝,三异丁基铝,三正辛基铝和氢化二乙基铝,以及(2)路易斯酸或路易斯酸衍生物组分,例如B(C 6 F 5)3,[(CH 3)2 N(H)(C 6 H 5)] + B(C6F5)4] - ,[(C2H5)3NH] + [B C6F5)4], - ,[C(C 6 F 5)3] + [B(C 6 F 5)4] - ,(C 2 H 5) C2H5)2Al(2,6-二叔丁基-4-甲基苯氧基),(C2H5)Al(2,6-二叔丁基苯酚)2,(C2H5)2Al(2,6-二叔丁基对苯二酚 ),2,6-二叔丁基苯酚,甲基铝氧烷或烷基铝氧烷,并且其可以是完全游离的任何过渡金属组分。
Abstract:
A method of making a catalyst suitable for the polymerization of olefins includes the steps of mixing an ether having a total number of carbon atoms equal to or greater than 8, with hydrated magnesium chloride, to produce partially activated magnesium chloride; mixing an alkyl aluminum with the partially activated magnesium chloride to form unwashed activated magnesium chloride; and washing the activated magnesium chloride with an inert saturated hydrocarbon liquid, to obtain an activated magnesium chloride-containing slurry. A plurality of alcohols are mixed with the activated magnesium chloride-containing slurry to form an activated magnesium chloride/alcohol complex. Titanium tetrachloride is mixed with the activated magnesium chloride/alcohol complex, to form a magnesium chloride supported titanium catalyst.
Abstract:
An ionic polymerization catalyst system component comprising a stable and bulky anion containing a plurality of boron atoms, such as those selected from the group consisting of polynuclear boranes, carboranes, and metallacarboranes useful for polymerizing olefins, diolefins, or acetylenically unsaturated monomers, either alone or in combination with each other or with other polymerizable monomers is disclosed. A method of using the anion to stabilize ionic catalyst systems during polymerization is also disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention is made to provide an organic-inorganic hybrid material, a surface of which is supplied with a layer having photo-catalysis, without photo-degradation of the substrate. The present invention provides an organic-inorganic hybrid material comprising a substrate, an intermediate layer and a photo-catalysis layer which are sequentially formed on a surface of the substrate wherein, the intermediate layer is composed of an organic-inorganic hybrid polymer material in which an organic polymer component and a metal oxide component are covalently bonded each other, which is obtained by hydrolyzing and polycondensing a solution or a wet gel which comprises an organic polymer having an alkoxymetal group as a functional group or an organic polymer having a functional group reactable with a metal alkoxide compound, and a metal alkoxide compound, and the photo-catalysis layer is composed of metal oxides having photo-catalysis.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, which process comprises: (i) mixing in a hydrocarbon solvent a dialkyl magnesium compound of general formula MgR1R2 with a chlorinating agent soluble in the hydrocarbon solvent under conditions to precipitate controlledly a magnesium dichloride derivative, wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1 to C10 alkyl group, and the chlorinating agent is obtainable from the reaction between an alcohol of general formula R3OH and an alkyl aluminum chloride of general formula R4nAlCl3−n, in which R3OH is a cyclic or branched C3 to C20 alcohol, each R4 is independently a C2 to C8 alkyl and n is 1 or 2; (ii) removing unwanted reducing species by washing or reaction; and (iii) titanating the magnesium dichloride derivative with a chlorinated titanium compound to produce the Ziegler-Natta catalyst.