Stabilized metallocene compounds of transition metals of group 4 and process for their preparation

• Main Authors: SANTI ROBERTO, MASI FRANCESCO, BALLATO EVELINA, BORSOTTI GIAMPIETRO, SOMMAZZI ANNA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.06.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAININGELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN,SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

A metallocene compound of a metal M of group 4 in the table of elements, comprising a cyclopentadienyl group and at least one oligomeric group R' bonded to M, having the following formula (II): -(AxDyUz)R (II) wherein: A represents any monomeric unit deriving from a vinylaromatic group polymerizable by means of anionic polymerization, having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms; D represents any monomeric unit deriving from a conjugated diolefin polymerizable by means of anionic polymerization, having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms; U represents any generic optional monomeric unit deriving from an unsaturated compound copolymerizable with any of the above conjugated diolefins D or vinylaromatic compounds A; R represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, each index "x" and "y" can be independently zero or an integer, provided the sum (x+y) is equal to or higher than 2, preferably between 2 and 50, more preferably between 2 and 25; "z" can be zero or an integer ranging from 1 to 20. Said complex can be used for the formation of catalytic systems, in particular for the (co)polymerization of olefins, with enhanced stability and a high activity, so as to enable transportation and storage for prolonged periods of time.