WO2004020479A2 - Monocyclopentadienyl complexes - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to the use of the catalyst system for the polymerization of copolymerization of olefins and to a process for preparing polyolefins by polymerization or copolymerization of olefins in the presence of the catalyst system and to polymers obtainable therewith.
- catalysts which are used for the polymerization of ⁇ -olefins are based on immobilized chromium oxides (cf, for example, Kirk-Othmer, "Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology", 1981, vol. 16, p. 402). These generally give ethylene homopoly- mers and copolymers having high molecular weights, but are relatively insensitive to hydrogen and thus do not allow the molecular weight to be controlled in a simple manner.
- catalyst systems having a uniquely defined, active center known as single-site catalysts
- single-site catalysts have recently been sought in the case of the chromium compounds, too.
- Targeted variation of the ligand framework should enable activity, copolymerization behavior of the catalyst and the properties of polymers obtained in this way to be altered in a simple manner.
- DE 197 10615 describes monocyclopentadienylchromium compounds substituted by donor ligands by means of which, for example, propene can also be polymerized.
- the donor is from group 15 and is uncharged.
- the donor is bound to the cyclopentadienyl ring via a (ZR 2 ) n fragment, where R is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl, Z is an atom of group 14 and n is > 1.
- WO 96/13529 describes reduced transition metal complexes of groups 4 to 6 of the Periodic Table with polydentate monoanionic ligands. These include cyclopentadienyl ligands containing a donor function. The examples are restricted to titanium compounds.
- ligand systems in which the donor group is rigidly joined to the cyclopentadienyl radical.
- Such ligand systems and their metal complexes are summarized by, for example, P. Jutzi and U. Siemeling in J. Orgamet. Chem. (1995), 500, 175-185, section 3.
- M. Enders et al. describe 8-quinolyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands and their titanium trichloride and zirconium trichloride complexes.
- 2-Picolylcyclopentadienyltitanium trichloride in combination with MAO has been used by M. Blais, J. Chien and M. Rausch in Organomet. (1998), 17 (17) 3775-3783, for the polymerization of olefins.
- WO 01/12641 describes monocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum and tungsten which bear, in particular, quinolyl or pyridyl donors which are bound either directly or via a Ci or Si bridge to the cyclopentadienyl system.
- a further object of the invention is to find an advantageous process for preparing such complexes.
- Z is a bridge between A and Cp and is selected from the group consisting of
- L 1B -L 3B are each, independently of one another, carbon or silicon,
- R 1B -R 6B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 2 o-alkyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part or SiR 3 , where the organic radicals R 1B -R 6B may also be substituted by halogens and two geminal or vicinal radicals R 1B -R 6B or a radical R 1B -R 6B and A may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring and
- R are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C Cao-alkyl,
- C -C 2 o-alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl or alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two radicals R 7B may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring,
- A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heteroaromatic ring system
- M is a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium in the oxidation state 3, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum and tungsten and
- n 1, 2 or 3.
- a catalyst system comprising the monocyclopentadiehyl complexes of the invention, the use of the monocyclopentadienyl complexes or of the catalyst system for the polymerization or copolymerization of olefins and a process for preparing polyolefins by polymerization of copolymerization of olefins in the presence of the monocyclopentadienyl complex or the catalyst system and polymers obtainable therefrom.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention contain the structural element of the formula (Cp)(-Z-A) m M (I), where the variables are as defined above. Further ligands can therefore be bound to the metal atom M.
- further ligands depends, for example, on the oxidation state of the metal atom. Possible further ligands do not include further cyclopentadienyl systems. Suitable further ligands are monoanionic and dianionic ligands as are described, for example, for X. In addition, Lewis bases such as amines, ethers, ketones, aldehydes, esters, sulfides or phosphines can also be bound to the metal center M.
- Cp is a cyclopentadienyl system which may be substituted as desired and/or fused with one or more aromatic, aliphatic, heterocyclic or heteroaromatic rings, wherein 1, 2 or 3 substituents, preferably 1 substituent, is the group -Z-A.
- the cyclopentadienyl skeleton itself is a C 5 -ring system having 6 ⁇ electrons, in which one of the carbon atoms can also be replaced by nitrogen or phosporus, preferably phosphorus. Prefe- rence is given to using C 5 -ring systems without replacement by a heteroatom.
- a heteroaromatic ring contaiiiing at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S or an aromatic ring can, for example, be fused onto this cyclopentadienyl skeleton.
- fused-on means that the heterocycle and the cyclopentadienyl skeleton have two atoms, preferably carbon atoms, in common.
- g iA _g 5A are eac t ⁇ ca ⁇ -j ⁇ n or not more t an one E 1A to E 5A is phosphorus,
- R 1A -R 5A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl,
- R 1A -R 5A may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R A -R 5 are joined to form a heterocycle which contains at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S, where 1, 2 or 3 substituents, preferably 1 substituent, R 1A -R 5A is a group -Z-A and
- R 6A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl, C 2 -C 20 -a ⁇ kenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical and two geminal radicals R 6A may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring.
- all E 1A to E 5A are carbon.
- Two vicinal radicals R 1A -R 5A can, in each case together with the E 1A -E 5A to which they are bound, form a heterocycle, preferably a heteroaromatic, which contains at least one atom from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen and sulfur, particularly preferably nitrogen and/or sulfur, with the E 1A -E 5A present in the heterocycle or heteroaromatic are preferably carbon atoms. Preference is given to heterocycles and heteroaromatics having a ring size of 5 or 6 ring atoms.
- Examples of 5-membered heterocycles which may contain from 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms and/or a sulfur or oxygen atom as ring atoms in addition to carbon atoms, are 1,2-dihydro- furan, furan, thiophene, pyrrole, isoxazole, 3-isothiazole, pyrazole, oxazole, thiazole, imidazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,5-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,3-triazole and 1,2,4-triazole.
- 6-membered heteroaryl groups which may contain from 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms and/or a phosphorus atom, are pyridine, phosphabenzene, pyrida- zine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, 1,3,5-triazine, 1,2,4-triazine and 1,2,3-triazine.
- the 5- and 6-membered heterocycles may also be substituted by C ⁇ -C ⁇ o-alkyl, Ce-Cio-aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-10 carbon atoms in the aryl part, trialkylsilyl or halogens such as fluorine, chlorine or bromine, dialkylamide, alkylarylamide, diarylamide, alkoxy or aryloxy or be fused with one or more aroma- tics or heteroaromatics.
- benzo-fused 5-membered heteroaryl groups are indole, indazole, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzothiazole, benzoxazole and benzimidazole.
- benzo-fused 6-membered heteroaryl groups are chroman, benzopyran, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, phthalazine, quinazoline, quioxaline, 1,10-phenanthroline and quinolizine. Naming and numbering of the heterocycles has been taken from Lettau, Chemie der Heterocyclen, 1st edition, NEB, einhei 1979.
- the heterocycles/heteroaromatics are preferably fused with the cyclopentadienyl skeleton via a C-C double bond of the heterocycle/heteroaromatic.
- Heterocycles/heteroaromatics containing a heteroatom are preferably 2,3 -fused or b-fused.
- Examples of cyclopentadienyl systems Cp having a fused heterocycle are thiapenta- lene, 2-methylthiapentalene, 2-ethylthiapentalene, 2-isopropylthiapentalene, 2-n-bu- tylthiapentalene, 2-tert-butylthiapentalene, 2-trimethylsilylthiapentalene, 2-phenyl- thiapentalene, 2-naphthylthiapentalene, 3-methylthiopentalene, 4-phenyl-2,6-dime- thyl- 1 -thiapentalene, 4-phenyl-2,6-diethyl- 1 -thiapentalene, 4-phenyl-2,6-diisopropyl- 1 -thiapental
- cyclopentadienyl systems Cp four of the radicals R 1A -R 5A , i.e. two pairs of vicinal radicals, form two heterocycles, in particular heteroaromatics.
- the heterocyclic systems are the same as those described in more detail above.
- Examples of cyclopentadienyl systems Cp having two fused-on heterocycles are 7-cyclopenta- dithiophene, 7cyclopentadipyrrole or 7-cyclopentadiphosphole.
- Possible carboorganic substituents R 1A -R 5A are, for example, the following: C ⁇ -C 2 o-alkyl which may be linear or branched, e.g. methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl or n-dodecyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl which may in turn bear a Ce-Cio-aryl group as substituent, e.g.
- cyclopropyl cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl or cyclododecyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl which may be linear, cyclic or branched and have an internal or terminal double bond, e.g.
- R 1A to R 5A may also be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring and the organic radicals R 1A -R 5A may also be substituted by halogens, e.g. fluorine, chlorine or bromine.
- R 1 -R can also be amino or alkoxyl, for example dimethylamino, n-pyrrolidinyl, picolinyl, methoxy, ethoxy or isopropoxy.
- R 6A may be the same radicals as described in more detail above for R 1A -R 5A with two R 6A also being able to be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring.
- substituents SiR 6A 3 are trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, butyldimethylsilyl, tributylsilyl, tri-tert-butylsilyl, triallylsilyl, triphenyl- silyl and dimethylphenylsilyl.
- SiR 6A 3 radicals can also be joined to the cyclopentadienyl skeleton via an oxygen or nitrogen atom, for example trimethylsilyloxy, triethylsilyloxy, butyldimethylsilyloxy, tributylsilyoxy or tri-tert-butylsilyloxy.
- Preferred radicals R 1A -R 5A are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, iso- butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, vinyl, allyl, benzyl, phenyl, ortho-dialkyl- or ortho-dichloro-substituted phenyls, trialkyl- or trichloro-substituted phenyls, naphthyl, biphenyl and anthranyl.
- organosilicon substituents particular preference is given to trialkylsilyl groups having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, in particular trimethylsilyl groups.
- Examples of such cyclopentadienyl systems are 3-methylcyclopentadienyl, 3-ethylcyclopenta- dienyl, 3-isopropylcyclopentadienyl, 3-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl, dialkylcyclopenta- dienyl such as tetrahydroindenyl, 2,4-dimethylcyclopentadienyl or 3-methyl-5-tert- butylcyclopentadienyl, trialkylcyclopentadienyl such as 2,3,5-trimethylcyclopenta- dienyl or tetraalkylcyclopentadienyl such as 2,3,4,5-tetramethylcyclopentadienyl.
- the fused ring system may be a further d ⁇ o-alkyl, C -C 2 o-alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part, NR 6A 2 , N(SiR 6A 3 ) 2 , OR 6A , OSiR 6A 3 or SiR 6A 3 groups, e.g.
- Preferred substituents R 1A -R 5 which do not form -Z-A are the carboorganic substituents described above and the carboorganic substituents which form a cyclic fused ring system, in particular their preferred embodiments.
- Possible carboorganic substituents R 1B -R 6B on the link Z are, for example, the follo- wing: C ⁇ -C 2 o-alkyl which may be linear or branched, e.g. methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl or n-dodecyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl which may in turn bear a C 6 -C 10 -aryl group as substituent, e.g.
- R 1B to R 6B may also be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring for example cyclohexane
- the organic radicals R 1B -R 6B may also be substituted by halogens, e.g. fluorine, chlorine or bromine, and alkyl or aryl.
- organosilicon substituents SiR 7B 3 R 7B may be the same radicals as described in more detail above for R 1B -R 6B , with two R 7B also being able to be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring.
- the bridge Z between the cyclopentadienyl system Cp and the heterocycle A is an organic, preferably divalent bridge comprising carbon and/or silicon units.
- Z can be bound to the cyclopentadienyl skeleton or to the heterocycle or the fused-on ring of the cyclopentadienyl system.
- Z is preferably bound to the cyclopentadienyl skeleton.
- a change in the length of the link between the cyclopentadienyl system and A can influence the activity of the catalyst.
- Nery particular preference is given to Z being bound to the cyclopentadienyl skeleton in a position adjacent to the fused-on heterocycle or aromatic.
- Z is preferably located in the 1 or 4 position of the cyclopentadienyl skeleton.
- Preferred bridges Z are -C(R 1B R 2B )-C(R 3B R 4B )-, -C(R 1B R 2B )-Si(R 3B R 4B )- or 1,2-phe- nylene.
- the -C(R 1B R 2B ) group in -C(R 1B R 2B )-Si(R 3B R 4B ) can be bound to A or Cp.
- -C(R 1B R 2B )- is preferably bound to A, since these compounds are simple and inexpensive to prepare.
- -C(R 1B R 2B )- is preferably CH 2 , so that -CH 2 -C(R 3B R 4B )- and CH 2 -Si(R 3B R 4B )- are particularly preferred as bridges Z, preferably -CH 2 -C(CH 3 ) 2 -.
- Z is particularly preferably a -C(R 1B R 2B )-Si(R 3B R 4B )-, 1,2-cyclohexanediyl or 1,2-phenylene bridge.
- R 1B -R 4B and R 7B also apply to these preferred monocyclopentadienyl complexes.
- A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused heteroaromatic ring system whose ring can contain, in addition to carbon atoms, heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus.
- 5-membered heteroaryl groups which can contain from 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms or from 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms and/or a sulfur or oxygen atom as ring atoms in addition to carbon, are 2-furyl, 2-thie- nyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 3-isoxazolyl, 5-isoxazolyl, 3-isothiazolyl, 5-isothiazolyl, 1-pyrazolyl, 3-pyrazolyl, 5-pyrazolyl, 2-oxazolyl, 4-oxazolyl, 5-oxazolyl, 2-thiazolyl, 4-thiazolyl, 5-thiazolyl, 2-imidazolyl, 4-imidazolyl, 5-imidazolyl, l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl,
- the 5-membered and 6-membered heteroaryl groups can also be substituted by C ⁇ -C 10 -alkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-10 carbon atoms in the aryl part, trialkylsilyl or halogens such as fluorine, chlorine or bromine or be fused with one or more aromatics or heteroaromatics.
- benzo-fused 5-membered heteroaryl groups are 2-indolyl, 7-indolyl, 2-coumaronyl, 7-coumaronyl, 2-thianaphthenyl, 7-thianaphthenyl, 3-indazolyl, 7-in- dazolyl, 2-benzimidazolyl and 7-benzimidazolyl.
- benzo-fused 6-membered heteroaryl groups are 2-quinolyl, 8-quinolyl, 3-cinnolyl, 8-cinnolyl, 1-phthala- zyl, 2-quinazolyl, 4-quinazolyl, 8-quinazolyl, 5-quinoxalyl, 4-acridyl, 1-phenanthridyl and 1-phenazyl.
- A can bind to the metal M either intermolecularly or intramolecularly.
- A is preferably bound intramolecularly to M.
- the synthesis to bind A to the cyclopentadienyl ring can be carried out, for example, by a method analogous to that of M. Enders et al. in Chem. Ber. (1996), 129, 459-463 or P. Jutzi and U. Siemeling in J. Orgmet. Chem. (1995), 500, 175-185.
- heteroaromatic systems particular preference is given to unsubstituted, substituted and/or fused 6-membered heteroaromatics having 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 nitrogen atoms in the heteroaromatic unit bound to Z, in particular 2-pyridyl or 2-quinolyl.
- A is therefore preferably a group of the formula (Ilia)
- E -.10 -E ⁇ ? 4C are each carbon or nitrogen, R -R are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl,
- the organic radicals R -R may also be substituted by halogens or nitrogen and further C C ⁇ -alkyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 20 -aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part or groups and two vincinal radicals and Z may also be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring and
- R are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl
- R may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring and
- 1 C* * 1 C* AC* p is 0 when E -E is nitrogen and 1 when E -E is carbon.
- 0 or 1 E -E is nitrogen and the others are carbon.
- A is particularly preferably 2-pyridyl, 6-methyl-2-pyridyl, 4-methyl-2-pyridyl, 5-methyl-2-pyridyl, 5-ethyl-2-pyridyl, 4,6-dimefhyl-2-pyridyl, 3-pyridazyl, 4-pyrimidyl, 6-methyl-4-pyri- midyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 6-methyl-2-pyrazinyl, 5-methyl-2-pyrazinyl, 3-methyl-2-pyrazi- nyl, 3-ethylpyrazinyl, 3,5,6-trimethyl-2-pyrazinyl, 2-quinolyl, 4-methyl-2-quinolyl, 4-methyl-2-quinolyl, 6-methyl-2-quinolyl, 7-methyl-2-quinolyl, 2-quinoxalyl or 3-methyl-2-quinoxalyl.
- A is a group of the formula (Mb)
- G is nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur or oxygen
- R are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl
- C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl or alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two radicals R may also be j oined to form a five- or six-membered ring and
- g is 0 when G 1 is sulfur or oxygen and 1 when G 1 is nitrogen or phosphorus.
- G 1C is nitrogen.
- A is particularly preferably 2-(l ,3-oxazolyl), 2-
- R 1A -R 4A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl,
- R 4A may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R 1A -R 4 are joined to form a heterocycle which contains at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complex contains the ligand (Cp-Z-A) of the formula IN in the following preferred embodiment:
- Z is selected from among -C(R 1B R 2B )-Si(R 3B R 4B )-, -CH 2 -C(R 3B R 4B and 1,2- phenylene, preferably -CH 2 -C(R 3B R 4B ), where -C(R 1B R B )- and -CH 2 - is preferably bound to A and the phenylene can be substituted further:
- R 1B -R 2B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 0 -alkyl,
- R 7B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C o-alkyl, C 2 -C 2 o-alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl or alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two radicals R 7B may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring and
- 1 C* AC* R -R are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl,
- R 5C are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 20 -aryl or alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two radicals R 5C may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring and
- G lc is nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur or oxygen
- QC* dC* R in the aryl part or SiR 3 groups and two vincinal radicals R -R or R and Z may also be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring and
- R 9C are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl,
- QC* R may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring and
- M is a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium in the oxidation state 3, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum and tungsten, preferably titanium in the oxidation state 3, chromium, molybdenum and tungsten. Particular preference is given to chromium in the oxidation states 2, 3 and 4, in particular 3.
- the metal complexes, in particular the chromium complexes can be obtained in simple manner by reacting the corresponding metal salts, e.g. metal chlorides, with the ligand anion (e.g. using methods analogous to the examples in DE 197 10615.
- X are each, independently of one another, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen, Ci-Cio-alkyl, C 2 -C ⁇ 0 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl, alkylaryl having 1-10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part, NR J R 2 , OR 1 , SR 1 , SO 3 R 1 , OCCOjR 1 , CN, SCN, ⁇ -diketonate, CO, BF 4 " , PF 6 " or a bulky noncoordinating anion,
- R 3 are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl,
- C 2 -C 2 o-alkenyl, C 6 -C 20 -aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two radicals R 3 may also be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring and
- k 1, 2 or 3.
- the ligands X can result, for example, from the choice of the corresponding starting metal compounds which are used for the synthesis of the monocyclopentadienyl complexes, but can also be varied afterwards.
- Suitable ligands X are, in particular, the halogens fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, in particular chlorine.
- Alkyl radicals such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, vinyl, allyl, phenyl or benzyl are also advantageous ligands X.
- Possible carboorganic substituents R J -R 2 are, for example, the following: C 1 -C 20 -alkyl which may be linear or branched, for example methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl or n-dodecyl, 5- to 7-membered cyclo- alkyl which may in turn bear a C 6 -C 10 -aryl group as substituent, e.g.
- cyclopropyl cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl or cyclodo- decyl, C 2 -C 2 o-alkenyl which may be linear, cyclic or branched and have an internal or terminal double bond, e.g.
- R 1 may also be joined to R to form a 5- or 6-membered ring and the organic radicals R -R may also be substituted by halogens, e.g. fluorine, chlorine or bromine.
- R may be the same radicals as described in more detail above for R ⁇ R 2 , with two R 3 also being able to be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered ring.
- substituents SiR 3 3 are trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, butyldimethylsilyl, tributylsilyl, triallylsilyl, triphenylsilyl and dimethylphenylsilyl.
- the number k of the ligands X depends on the oxidation state of the transition metal M.
- the number k can therefore not be specified in general terms.
- the oxidation state of the transition metals M in catalytically active complexes is usually known to a person skilled in the art. Chromium, molybdenum and tungsten are very probably present in the oxidation state +3, vanadium in the oxidation state +3 or +4. However, it is also possible to use complexes whose oxidation state does not correspond to that of the active catalyst. Such complexes can then be appropriately reduced or oxidized by means of suitable activators. Preference is given to using chromium complexes in the oxidation state +3 and titanium complexes in the oxidation state 3.
- R 1A _R 4A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl,
- R 6A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 20 -aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two geminal radicals R 6A may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring, A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heteroaromatic ring system,
- R 1B _R 4B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen
- R 7B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C o-alkyl,
- X s are each, independently of one another, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen, Ci-Cio-alkyl, C 2 -C 10 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 Q-aryl, alkylaryl having 1-10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part, OC(O)R ! , CN, SCN, ⁇ -diketonate, CO, BF 4 " , PF 6 ⁇ or a bulky noncoordinating anion and
- Fulvenes have been known for a long time and can be prepared, for example, by the method of Freiesleben, Angew. Chem. 75 (1963), p. 576.
- the X ligands provide the negative charge to an overall neutral cyclopentadienyl system (V) and are preferably halogens, i.e. chlorine and bromine.
- the counterion M X s of the cyclopentadienyl system amon in formula (N) is the cation of the A-CR 1B R 2B" anion.
- M s is generally a metal of group 1, 2 or 3 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, which bears s X ligands, so that the formal oxidation state of M minus s equals -1.
- M may bear further neutral ligands.
- M lithium, sodium or potassium cations which may also bear uncharged ligands such as amines or ethers and s is 0 and r is 1.
- M s being magnesium and s is 1 and r is 1, e.i. M X s being magnesium chloride or magnesium bromide cations which may likewise bear further uncharged ligands.
- the A-CR 1B R 2B" anion is usually obtained by deprotonation of A-CR 1B R 2B H.
- Strong bases such as lithium alkyls, sodium hydride, sodium amides, sodium alkoxides, sodium alkyls, potassium hydride, potassium amides, potassium alkoxides, potassium alkyls, magnesium alkyls, alkylmagnesium halides or mixtures thereof can be used for this purpose.
- the molar ratio of base to A-CR 1B R 2B H is usually in the range from 0.4:1 to 100:1, preferably in the range from 0.9:1 to 10:1 and particularly preferably from 0.95:1 to 1.1:1. Examples of such deprotonations are described in L. Brandsma, Preparative polar organometallic chemistry 2, pp. 133-142.
- aprotic solvents in particular aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as n-pentane, n-hexane, isohexane, n-hep- tane, isoheptane, decalin, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene or xylene or ethers such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dimethoxyethane or diethylene glycol dimethyl ether and mixtures thereof.
- the deprotonation can be carried out at from -100 to +160°C, in particular from -80 to 100°C. At temperatures above 40°C, preference is given to using aromatic or aliphatic solvents which contain no ethers or only small proportions of ethers.
- the unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heteroaromatic ring system A has the same meanings as described above and bears a CR 1B R 2B H group.
- A is of the formula Ilia or Illb with the CR 1B R 2B H group in place where Z is located.
- the radicals R 1 and R 2B and their preferred embodiments have likewise already been described above and is particularly preferable hydrogen.
- This group is preferably located in the ortho position relative to a heteroatom of A, in particular a nitrogen atom if one is present in A.
- A-CR 1B R 2B H is preferably 2-mefhylfuran, 2,5-dimethyl- furan, 2-ethylfuran, 1,2-dimethylpyrrole, 1,2,3-trimethylpyrrole, 1,3-dimethylpyra- zole, 1,2-dimethylimidazole, l-decyl-2-methylimidazole, l-methyl-2-undecylimida- zole, 2-picoline, 2-ethylpyridine, 2-propylpyridine, 2-benzylpyridine, 2,6-lutidine, 2,4-lutidine, 2,5-lutidine, 2,3-cycloheptenopyridine, 5-ethyl-2-methylpyridine, 2,4,6-collidine, 3-methylpyridazine, 4-methylpyrimidine, 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine, 2-methylpyrazine, 2-ethylpyrazine, 2,6-dimethylpyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyr
- A-CR , 1B RTJ 2B H is particularly preferably a group of the formula (Vila) or (Vllb)
- E -E are each carbon or nitrogen
- R 4C are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 6 -C o-aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part or SiR sc 3 , where the organic radicals R 1C -R 4C may also be substituted by halogens or nitrogen and further C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl, C 2 -C 2 o-alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl, alkyl aryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part or SiR 3 groups and two vicinal radicals R -R or R , ⁇ c and R 1B may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring, and
- R 5C are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl, C 2 -C 2 o-alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl or alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two radicals R may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring,
- G is nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur or oxygen
- R are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl
- QC* R may also be j oined to form a five- or six-membered ring and
- A-CR 1B R 2B H systems of formula Nlla are 2-picoline, 2-ethylpyridine, 2-pro- pylpyridine, 2-benzylpyridine, 2,6-lutidine, 2,4-lutidine, 2,5-lutidine, 2,3-cyclohep- tenopyridine, 5-ethyl-2-methylpyridine, 2,4,6-collidine, 3-methylpyridazine, 4-me- thylpyrimidine, 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine, 2-methylpyrazine, 2-ethylpyrazine, 2,6-di- methylpyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, 2,3-dimethylpyrazine, 2,3-diethylpyrazine, tetrahydroquinoxaline, tetramethylpyrazine, quinaldine, 2,4-dimethylquinoline
- G is nitrogen.
- Particularly preferred A-CR R H systems of formula Nllb are 2-methyl-(l,3-oxazolyl), 2-methyl-(benzoxazolyl), 2-methyl-(l,3-thiazolyl), 2-methyl-(benzothiazolyl), 2-methyl-imidazolyl, 1,2-dimethyl-imidazolyl), 1-butyl- 2-methyl-imidazolyl, l-benzyl-2-methyl-imidazolyl, 2-methyl-l-phenyl-imidazolyl or 2-methyl-benzimidazolyl.
- the A-CR 1B R 2B" anion formed by deprotonation can be isolated and reacted with the fulvene (NI), but is preferably reacted with the fulvene (NI) without further isolation.
- solvents for the further reaction it is possible to use all aprotic solvents, in particular aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as n-pentane, n-hexane, isohexane, n-heptane, isoheptane, decalin, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene or xylene or ethers such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dimethoxyethane or diethylene glycol dimethyl ether and mixtures thereof.
- the subsequent reaction can be carried out at from -100 to +160°C, preferably from -80 to 100°C and particularly preferably from 0 to 60°C. At temperatures above 40°C, preference is given to using aromatic or aliphatic solvents which contain no ethers or only small proportions of ethers.
- the molar ratio of the A in (A-CR 1B R 2B_ )r(M s X s s ) + to fulven (VI) is usually from 0.1:1 to 10:1, preferably 0.7:1 to 1.3:1 and particularly preferable 1:1 to 1.1:1.
- the cyclopentadienyl system anions (V) obtained in this way can then be reacted further with the appropriate transition metal compound, e.g. chromium trichloride-tris- (tetrahydrofuran), to give the corresponding monocyclopentadienyl complex (A).
- the appropriate transition metal compound e.g. chromium trichloride-tris- (tetrahydrofuran
- E 6A -E 10A are each carbon or not more than one E 6A to E 10A is phosphorus, where four adjacent E 6A -E 10A form a conjugated diene system and the remaininj E 6A -E 10A additionally bears a hydrogen atom,
- R 1A .R 4A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 2 o-alkyl,
- R 6A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl,
- C 2 -C 2 o-alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two geminal radicals R A may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring,
- A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heteroaromatic ring system
- R 1B .R 4B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl,
- R 7B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl,
- C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 20 -aryl or alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two radicals R 7B may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring,
- A-CR 1B CR 2B anio mnss a and their preferred embodiments have been described above and also apply in this process.
- the cyclopentadienyl system (IX) can, for example, be prepared by reaction of the corresponding cyclopentadienyl system anion formed by removal of a single proton on one of the E 6A -E 10A of a compound of the formula (IX) in which the group SiR 1B R 2B Q is replaced by hydrogen with SiR 1B R 2B Q 2 , where Q can be identical or different and are each a leaving group, in particular chlorine, bromine, iodine, tosylate or triflate.
- Such syntheses are described, for example, inEP-A-659757.
- aprotic solvents in particular aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as n-pentane, n-hexane, isohexane, n-heptane, isoheptane, decalin, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene or xylene or ethers such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dimethoxyethane or diethylene glycol dimethyl ether and mixtures thereof.
- the reaction can be carried out at from -100 to +160°C, preferably from -80 to 100°C and particularly preferably from 0 to 60°C. At temperatures above 40°C, preference is given to using aromatic or aliphatic solvents which contain no ethers or only small proportions of ethers.
- the cyclopentadienyl system (VIII) obtained in this way can then be deprotonated by customary methods and be reacted further with the appropriate transition metal com- pound, e.g. chromium trichloride-tris(tetrahydrofuran), to give the corresponding monocyclopentadienyl complex (A).
- the cyclopentadienyl system (VIII) can also, for example, be reacted directly with chromium amides to give the monocyclopentadienyl complex (A), using a method analogous to that in EP-A-742 046.
- more than one of the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention can simultaneously be brought into contact with the olefin or olefins to be poly- merized.
- This has the advantage that a wider range of polymers can be produced in this way.
- bimodal products can be prepared in this way.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention For the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention to be able to be used in polymerization processes in the gas phase or in suspension, it is often advan- tageous to use the metallocenes in the form of a solid, i.e. for them to be applied to a solid support B). Furthermore, the supported monocyclopentadienyl complexes have a high productivity.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention can therefore also, if desired, be immobilized on an organic or inorganic support B) and used in supported form in the polymerization. This enables, for example, deposits in the reactor to be avoided and the polymer morphology to be controlled.
- silica gel magnesium chloride, aluminum oxide, mesoporous materials, aluminosilicates, hydrotalcites and organic polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polytetrafluoroethylene or polar functionalized polymers, e.g. copolymers of ethene and acrylic esters, acrolein or vinyl acetate.
- the unsupported catalyst system can be reacted with a support component B).
- the order in which the support component B), the monocyclopentadienyl complex A) of the present invention and the activating compound C) are combined is in principle immaterial.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complex A) of the present invention and the activating compound C) can be fixed to the support independently of one another or simultaneously.
- the solid can be washed with suitable inert solvents such as aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons.
- the support component B preference is given to using finely divided supports which can be any organic or inorganic solids.
- the support component B) can be a porous support such as talc, a sheet silicate such as montmorillonite, mica, and inorganic oxide or a finely divided polymer powder (e.g. a polyolefin or a polymer having polar functional groups).
- the support materials used preferably have a specific surface area in the range from 10 to 1 000 m 2 /g, a pore volume in the range from 0.1 to 5 ml/g and a mean particle size of from 1 to 500 ⁇ m.
- Particular preference is given to supports having a specific surface area in the range from 200 to 550 m /g, a pore volume in the range from 0.5 to 3.0 ml/g and a mean particle size of from 10 to 150 ⁇ m.
- the inorganic support can be subjected to a thermal treatment, e.g. to remove adsorbed water.
- a thermal treatment is generally carried out at from 80 to 300°C, preferably from 100 to 200°C. Drying at from 100 to 200°C is preferably carried out under reduced pressure and/or under a blanket of inert gas (e.g. nitrogen), or the inorganic support can be calcined at from 200 to 1 000°C to produce the desired structure of the solid and/or the desired OH concentration on the surface.
- the support can also be treated chemically using customary desiccants such as metal alkyls, preferably aluminum alkyls, chlorosilanes or SiCl 4 , or else methylaluminoxane.
- the inorganic support material can also be chemically modified.
- the treatment of silica gel with NF t SiF ⁇ or other fluorinating agents leads to fluorination of the silica gel surface
- treatment of silica gels with silanes containing nitrogen-, fluorine- or sulfur-containing groups leads to correspondingly modified silica gel surfaces.
- Organic support materials such as finely divided polyolefin powders (e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene or polystyrene) can also be used and are preferably likewise freed of adhering moisture, solvent residues or other impurities by appropriate purification and drying operations before use. It is also possible to use functionalized polymer supports, e.g. ones based on polystyrene, polyethylene or polypropylene, via whose functional groups, for example ammonium or hydroxy groups, at least one of the catalyst components can be fixed.
- functionalized polymer supports e.g. ones based on polystyrene, polyethylene or polypropylene, via whose functional groups, for example ammonium or hydroxy groups, at least one of the catalyst components can be fixed.
- Inorganic oxides suitable as support component B may be found among the oxides of elements of groups 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the Periodic Table of the Elements.
- oxides preferred as supports include silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide and mixed oxides of the elements calcium, aluminum, silicon, magnesium or titanium and also corresponding oxide mixtures.
- Other inorganic oxides which can be used alone or in combination with the abovementioned preferred oxidic supports are, for example, MgO, CaO, AlPO 4 , ZrO 2 , TiO 2 , B 2 O 3 or mixtures thereof.
- hydrotalcites are natural mineral having the ideal formula
- M(II) is a divalent metal such as Mg, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Mn, Ca and/or Fe and M(III) is a trivalent metal such as Al, Fe, Co, Mn, La, Ce and/or Cr, x is from 0.5 to 10 in steps of 0.5, A is an interstitial anion and n is the charge on the interstitial anion which can be from 1 to 8, usually from 1 to 4, and z is an integer from 1 to 6, in particular from 2 to 4.
- interstitial anions are organic anions such as alkoxide anions, alkyl ether sulfates, aryl ether sulfates or glycol ether sulfates, inorganic anions such as, in particular, carbonate, hydrogencarbonate, nitrate, chloride, sulfate or B(OH) 4 " or polyoxo metal anions such as Mo O 24 " or ioO 28 " • However, a mixture of a plurality of such anions can also be present.
- organic anions such as alkoxide anions, alkyl ether sulfates, aryl ether sulfates or glycol ether sulfates
- inorganic anions such as, in particular, carbonate, hydrogencarbonate, nitrate, chloride, sulfate or B(OH) 4 " or polyoxo metal anions such as Mo O 24 " or ioO 28 " •
- a mixture of a plurality of such anions can also be present
- Calcined hydrotalcites can be prepared from hydrotalcites by calcination, i.e. heating, by means of which the desired hydroxyl group content can be set. In addition, the crystal structure also changes.
- the preparation of the calcined hydrotalcites used according to the present invention is usually carried out at temperatures above 180°C. Preference is given to calcination for from 3 to 24 hours at from 250°C to 1 000°C, in particular from 400°C to 700°C. It is possible for air or inert gas to be passed over the solid during calcination or for a vacuum to be applied.
- the natural or synthetic hydrotalcites firstly give off water, i.e. drying occurs.
- the actual calcination the metal hydroxides are converted into the metal oxides by elimination of hydroxyl groups and interstitial anions; OH groups or interstitial anions such as carbonate can also still be present in the calcined hydrotalcites.
- a measure of this is the loss on ignition. This is the weight loss experienced by a sample which is heated in two steps firstly for 30 minutes at 200°C in a drying oven and then for 1 hour at 950°C in a muffle furnace.
- Preferred calcined hydrotalcites B) are mixed oxides in which M(II) is magnesium and M(III) is aluminum.
- Such aluminum-magnesium mixed oxides are obtainable from Condea Chemie GmbH (now Sasol Chemie), Hamburg, under the trade name Puralox Mg.
- the hydrotalcites, calcined hydrotalcites or silica gels employed are generally used as finely divided powders having a mean particle diameter d 50 of from 5 to 200 ⁇ m, preferably from 10 to 150 ⁇ m, particularly preferably from 15 to 100 ⁇ m and in particular from 20 to 70 ⁇ m, and usually have pore volumes of from 0.1 to 10 cm 3 /g, preferably from 0.2 to 5 cm 3 /g, and specific surface areas of from 30 to 1 000 m /g, preferably from 50 to 800 m 2 /g and in particular from 100 to 600 m 2 /g.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention are preferably applied in such an amount that the concentration of monocyclopentadienyl complexes in the finished catalyst system is from 5 to 200 ⁇ mol, preferably from 20 to 100 ⁇ mol and particularly preferably from 25 to 70 ⁇ mol per g of support B).
- the catalyst system optionally further comprises, as component C), one or more activating compounds, preferably at least one cation-forming compound C).
- Suitable compounds C) which are able to react with the monocyclopentadienyl complex A) to convert it into a catalytically active, or more active, compound are, for example, compounds such as an aluminoxane, a strong uncharged Lewis acid, an ionic compound having a Lewis-acid cation or an ionic compound containing a Br ⁇ nsted acid as cation.
- aluminoxanes it is possible to use, for example, the compounds described in WO 00/31090.
- Particularly useful aluminoxanes are open-chain or cyclic aluminoxane compounds of the formula (X) or (XI)
- R 1D -R 4D are each, independently of one another, a C C ⁇ -alkyl group, preferably a methyl, ethyl, butyl or isobutyl group, and 1 is an integer from 1 to 30, preferably from 5 to 25.
- a particularly useful aluminoxane compound is methylaluminoxane.
- oligomeric aluminoxane compounds are usually prepared by controlled reaction of a solution of trialkylaluminum with water.
- the oligomeric aluminoxane compounds obtained in this way are in the form of mixtures of both linear and cyclic chain molecules of various lengths, so that 1 is to be regarded as a mean.
- the aluminoxane compounds can also be present in admixture with other metal alkyls, usually aluminum alkyls.
- Aluminoxane preparations suitable as component C) are commercially available.
- the atomic ratio of aluminum from the aluminoxane compounds including any aluminum alkyl still present to the transition metal from the monocyclopentadienyl complex A) is in the range from 1 : 1 to 1 000: 1 , preferably from 10: 1 to 500: 1 and in particular in the range from 20: 1 to 400:1.
- a further class of suitable activating components C) are hydroxy aluminoxanes. These can be prepared, for example, by addition of from 0.5 to 1.2 equivalents of water, preferably from 0.8 to 1.2 equivalents of water, per equivalent of aluminum to an alkyl- aluminum compound, in particular triisobutylaluminum, at low temperatures, usually below 0°C. Such compounds and their use in olefin polymerization are described, for example, in WO 00/24787.
- the atomic ratio of aluminum from the hydroxyalumino- xane compound to the transition metal from the monocyclopentadienyl complex A) is usually in the range from 1:1 to 100:1, preferably from 1:1 to 50:1 and in particular in the range from 20:1 to 40:1. Preference is given to using a monocyclopentadienyl metal dialkyl compound A).
- M is an element of group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, in particular B, Al or Ga, preferably B,
- X 1D , X 2D and X 3D are each hydrogen, Ci-Cio-alkyl, C 6 -Ci 5 -aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, haloalkyl or haloaryl each having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, in particular haloaryls, preferably pentafluorophenyl.
- Lewis acids are given in WO 00/31090.
- Compounds of this type which are particularly useful as component C) are boranes and boroxins such as trialkylborane, triarylborane or trimethylboroxin.
- Particular preference is given to using boranes which bear at least two perfluorinated aryl radicals.
- Particular preference is given to compounds of the formula (XII) in which X 1 , X 2D and X 3 are identical, preferably tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane.
- Suitable compounds C) are preferably prepared by reaction of aluminum or boron compounds of the formula (XII) with water, alcohols, phenol derivatives, thiophenol derivatives or aniline derivatives, with halogenated and especially perfluorinated alcohols and phenols being of particular importance.
- particularly useful compounds are pentafluorophenol, l,l-bis(pentafluorophenyl)methanol and 4-hydroxy- 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-noafluorobiphenyl.
- Examples of combinations of compounds of the formula (XII) with Bronsted acids are, in particular, trime ylaluminum/penta- fluorophenol, trimethylaluminum/1 -bis(pentafluorophenyl)methanol, trimethylalumi- num/4-hydroxy-2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-nonafluorobiphenyl, triethylaluminum/penta- fluorophenol and triisobutylaluminum/pentafluorophenol and triethylalurmnum/4,4'- dihydroxy-2,2' ,3 ,3 ' ,5,5 ' ,6,6'-octafluorobiphenyl hydrate.
- R 1D is an OH group.
- compounds of this type are boronic acids and borinic acids, in particular borinic acids having perfluorinated aryl radicals, for example (C 6 H 5 ) 2 BOH.
- Strong uncharged Lewis acids suitable as activating compounds C) also include the reaction products of a boronic acid with two equivalents of an aluminum trialkyl or the reaction products of an aluminum trialkyl with two equivalents of an acidic fluori- nated, in particular perfluorinated, hydrocarbon compound such as pentafluorophenol or bis(pentafluorophenyl)borinic acid.
- the suitable ionic compounds having Lewis acid cations include salt-like compounds of the cation of the formula (XIII)
- M 3D is an element of groups 1 to 16 of the Periodic Table of the Elements
- Qi to Q z are singly negatively charged groups such as C 1 -C 28 -alkyl, C 6 -Ci 5 -aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, haloalkyl, haloaryl each having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical and from 1 to 28 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl which may bear Ci-Cio-alkyl groups as substituents, halogen, C 1 -C 28 -alkoxy, C 6 -C 15 -aryloxy, silyl or mercaptyl groups,
- Particularly useful cations are carbonium cations, oxonium cations and sulfonium cations and also cationic transition metal complexes. Particular mention may be made of the triphenylmethyl cation, the silver cation and the l,r-dimethylferrocenyl cation. They preferably have noncoordinating counterions, in particular boron compounds as are also mentioned in WO 91/09882, preferably tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate.
- Salts having noncoordinating anions can also be prepared by combining a boron or aluminum compound, e.g. an aluminum alkyl, with a second compound which can react to link two or more boron or aluminum atoms, e.g. water, and a third compound which forms an ionizing ionic compound with the boron or aluminum compound, e.g. rriphenylchloromethane, or optionally a base, preferably an organic nitrogen-containing base, for example an amine, an aniline derivative or a nitrogen heterocycle.
- a fourth compound which likewise reacts with the boron or aluminum compound e.g. pentafluorophenol, can be added.
- Ionic compounds containing Br ⁇ nsted acids as cations preferably likewise have noncoordinating counterions.
- Br ⁇ nsted acid particular preference is given to protonated amine or aniline derivatives.
- Preferred cations are N,N-dimethylanilinium, N,N-dimethylcyclohexylammonium and N,N-dimethylbenzylammonium and also derivatives of the latter two.
- Compounds containing anionic boron heterocycles as are described in WO 97/36937 are also suitable as component C), in particular dimethylanilinium boratabenzene or trityl boratabenzene.
- Preferred ionic compounds C) contain borates which bear at least two perfluorinated aryl radicals. Particular preference is given to N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(penta- fIuorophenyi)borate and in particular N,N-dimethylcyclohexylammonium tetrakis- (pentafluorophenyl)borate, N,N-dimethylbenzylammonium tetrakis(pentafluorophe- nyl)borate or trityl tetrakispentafluorophenylborate.
- activating compounds C) are listed in WO 00/31090.
- the amount of strong, uncharged Lewis acids, ionic compounds having Lewis-acid cations or ionic compounds containing Br ⁇ nsted acids as cations is preferably from 0.1 to 20 equivalents, more preferably from 1 to 10 equivalents, based on the monocyclopentadienyl complex A).
- Suitable activating compounds C) also include boron-aluminum compounds such as di[bis(pentafluorophenyl)boroxy]methylalane. Examples of such boron-aluminum compounds are those disclosed in WO 99/06414.
- Preferred mixtures comprise aluminoxanes, in particular methylaluminoxane, and an ionic compound, in particular one containing the tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate anion, and/or a strong uncharged Lewis acid, in particular tris(pentafluorophenyl)- borane.
- Both the monocyclopentadienyl complexes A) and the activating compounds C) are preferably used in a solvent, preferably an aromatic hydrocarbon having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, in particular xylenes, toluene, pentane, hexane, heptane or a mixture thereof.
- a solvent preferably an aromatic hydrocarbon having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, in particular xylenes, toluene, pentane, hexane, heptane or a mixture thereof.
- a further possibility is to use an activating compound C) which can simultaneously be employed as support B).
- activating compound C which can simultaneously be employed as support B).
- Such systems are obtained, for example, from an inorganic oxide by treatment with zirconium alkoxide and subsequent chlorination, for example by means of carbon tetrachloride. The preparation of such systems is described, for example, in WO 01/41920.
- a likewise broad product spectrum can be achieved by use of the monocyclopentadienyl complexes A) of the present invention in combination with at least one further catalyst D) which is suitable for the polymerization of olefins. It is therefore possible to use one or more catalysts suitable for olefin polymerization as optional component D) in the catalyst system.
- Possible catalysts D) are, in particular, classical Ziegler- Natta catalysts based on titanium and classical Phillips catalysts based on chromium oxides.
- Possible components D) are in principle all compounds of transition metals of groups III to XII of the Periodic Table or the lanthanides which contain organic groups and preferably form active catalysts for olefin polymerization after reaction with the components C) in the presence of A) and optionally B) and/or E). These are usually compounds in which at least one monodentate or polydentate ligand is bound to the central atom via a sigma or pi bond. Possible ligands include both ligands containing cyclopentadienyl groups and ligands which are free of cyclopentadienyl groups. A large number of such compounds D) suitable for olefin polymerization are described in Chem. Rev. 2000, vol, 100, No. 4. Furthermore, multinuclear cyclopentadienyl complexes are also suitable for olefin polymerization.
- Particularly well-suited components D) include compounds having at least one cyclopentadienyl ligand, which are generally referred to a metallocene complexes.
- Particularly useful metallocene complexes are those of the formula (XIV)
- M 1E is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum or tungsten, or an element of group 3 of the Periodic Table and the lanthanides,
- X E is fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen, Ci-Cio-alkyl, C 2 -C 10 - alkenyl, C ⁇ -Cis-aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl part, -OR or -NR 6E R 7E , or two radicals X E form a substituted or unsubstituted diene ligand, in particular a 1,3-diene ligand, and the radicals X E are identical or different and may be joined to one another,
- E -E are each carbon or not more than one E to E is phosphorus or nitrogen, preferably carbon,
- t is 1, 2 or 3 and is such that, depending on the valence of M 1E , the metallocene complex of the formula (XIV) is uncharged,
- R 6B and R 7B are each Ci-Cio-alkyl, C 6 -C 15 -aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, fluoroalkyl or fluoroaryl, each having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, and
- R 1E to R 5B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 22 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl which may in turn bear C Cio-alkyl groups as substituents, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 22 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-21 carbon atoms in the aryl part, NR 8E 2 , N(SiR 8E 3 ) 2 , OR 8E , OSIR 8E 3 , SiR 8E 3 , where the organic radicals R 1E -R 5E may also be substituted by halogens and or two radicals R 1E -R 5E , in particular vicinal radicals, may also be joined to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R 1B -R 5B may be joined to form
- R 8E can be identical or different and are each Ci-Cio-alkyl, C 3 -Cio-cycloalkyl,
- ' 1E is as defined for X E or is
- R 9B to R 13E are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 22 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl which may in turn bear Ci-Cio-alkyl groups as substituents, C -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 22 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-21 carbon atoms in the aryl part, NR 14E 2 , N(SiR 14E 3 ) 2 , OR 14E , OSiR 14E 3 , SiR 14E 3 , where the organic radicals R 9B -R 13E may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 9B -R 13E , in particular vicinal radicals, may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R 9E -R 13E
- R 14B are identical or different and are each Ci-Cio-alkyl, C 3 -C ⁇ o-cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 1 -aryl, C ⁇ -C 4 -alkoxy or C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy,
- E -E are each carbon or not more than one E to E is phosphorus or nitrogen, preferably carbon,
- R 16B , R 17E and R 18B are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a trimethylsilyl group, a CpCio-alkyl group, a group, a C 6 -C ⁇ o-fluoroaryl group, a C ⁇ -Cio-aryl group, a Ci-Cio-alkoxy group, a C -C 15 -alkylaryloxy group, a C 2 -C 10 -alkenyl group, a C -C 4 o-arylalkyl group, a C 8 -C o-arylalkenyl group or a C -C 40 -alkylaryl group or two adjacent radicals together with the atoms connecting them form a saturated or unsaturated ring having from 4 to 15 carbon atoms, and
- M 2E is silicon, germanium or tin, preferably silicon
- R 19E are each, independently of one another, Ci-do-alkyl, C 6 -C 15 -aryl,
- R 20E is hydrogen, CrC 10 -alkyl, C 6 -C 15 -aryl which may in turn bear Ci-Gralkyl groups as substituents or C 3 -C ⁇ 0 -cycloalkyl,
- a 1E together with the bridge R 15E can, for example, form an amine, ether, thioether or phosphine.
- a 1E may also be an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heterocyclic aromatic ring system which can contain heteroatoms from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus in addition to carbon atoms in the ring.
- 6-membered heteroaryl groups which can contain from 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms and/or a phosphorus atom, are 2-pyridinyl, 2-phosphabenzo ⁇ yl, 3-pyridazinyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 1,3,5-triazin-l-yl and l,2,4-triazin-3-yl, l,2,4-triazin-5-yl and l,2,4-triazin-6-yl.
- the 5-membered and 6-membered heteroaryl groups can also be substituted by C ⁇ -C 10 -alkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-10 carbon atoms in the aryl part, trialkylsilyl or halogens such as fluorine, chlorine or bromine or be fused with one or more aromatics or heteroaromatics.
- benzo-fused 5-membered heteroaryl groups are 2-indolyl, 7-indolyl, 2-coumaronyl, 7-coumaronyl, 2-thianaphthenyl, 7-thianaphthenyl, 3-in- dazolyl, 7-indazolyl, 2-benzimidazolyl and 7-benzimidazolyl.
- benzo- fused 6-membered heteroaryl groups are 2-quinolyl, 8-quinolyl, 3-cinnolyl, 8-cinno- lyl, 1-phthalazyl, 2-quinazolyl, 4-quinazolyl, 8-quinazolyl, 5-quinoxalyl, 4-acridyl, 1-phenanthridyl and 1-phenazyl. Nomenclature and numbering of the heterocycles has been taken from L. Fieser and M. Fieser, Lehrbuch der organischen Chemie, 3rd revised edition, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1957.
- radicals X B in the formula (XIV) are identical, preferably fluorine, chorine, bromine, C 1 -C -alkyl or aralkyl, in particular chlorine, methyl or benzyl.
- synthesis of such complexes can be carried out by methods known per se, preferably by reaction of the appropriately substituted, cyclic hydrocarbon anions with halides of titanium, zirconium, hafnium or chromium.
- M 1E is titanium, vanadium or chromium
- X E is chlorine, Cj . -C 4 -alkyl, phenyl, alkoxy or aryloxy, t is 1 or 2 and
- R to R are each hydrogen or Ci-C ⁇ -alkyl or two adjacent radicals R to R form a substituted or unsubstituted benzo group.
- M 1 is titanium, zirconium, vanadium, hafnium or chromium
- X B is fluorine, chlorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl or benzyl, or two radicals X E form a substituted or unsubstituted butadiene ligand, t is 0 in the case of chromium, otherwise 1 or 2, preferably 2,
- R 1E to R 5E are each hydrogen, Cj-Cs-alkyl, C 6 -C 8 -aryl, NR 8E 2 , OSiR 8E 3 or Si(R 8E ) 3 and R 9E to R 13E are each hydrogen, Ci-C 8 -alkyl or C 6 -C 8 -aryl, NR 14E 2 , OSiR 14E 3 or Si(R 14E ) 3 or two radicals R 1E to R 5B and/or R 9E to R 13E together with the C 5 ring form an indenyl or substituted indenyl system.
- Examples of particularly useful compounds D) of the formula (XlVb) include: bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconi- um dichloride, bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(ethylcyclopen- tadienyl)zirconiurn dichloride, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis- (l-n-butyl-3-methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(tetrahydroindenyl)zirconium dichloride and bis(trimethylsilylcyclopenta- dienyl)zirconium dichloride and also the corresponding dimethylzirconium compounds.
- Particularly useful compounds of the formula (XIVc) are those in which
- Particularly useful compounds of the formula (XIVc) are those of the formula (XIVc')
- radicals R' are identical or different and are each hydrogen, C Cio-alkyl or C 3 -C ⁇ o-cycloalkyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or cyclohexyl, C 6 -C 20 -aryl, preferably phenyl, naphthyl or mesityl, C -C 40 -arylalkyl, C 7 -C 4 o-alkylaryl, preferably 4-tert-butylphenyl or 3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl, or C 8 -C 4 o-arylalkenyl,
- R 5E and R 13E are identical or different and are each hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 6 -alkyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl or tert-butyl, and the rings S and T may be identical or different and saturated, unsaturated or partially saturated.
- the indenyl or tetrahydroindenyl ligands of the metallocenes of the formula (XIVc') are preferably substituted in the 2 position, the 2,4 positions, the 4,7 positions, the 2,4,7 positions, the 2,6, positions, the 2,4,6 positions, the 2,5,6 positions, the 2,4,5,6 positions or the 2,4,5,6,7 positions, in particular in the 2,4 positions, with the following numbering applying to the site of substitution:
- catalysts D) (XIVc) and (XIVc') include: dimethylsilanediylbis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, dimethylsilanediylbis- (indenyl)zirconium dichloride, dimethylsilanediylbis(tetrahydroindenyl)zirconium dichloride, ethylenebis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, ethylenebis(indeny ⁇ )- zirconium dichloride, ethylenebis(tetrahydroindenyl)zirconium dichloride, tetrame- fhylethylene-9-fluoroenylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, dimethylsilanediyl- bis(3 -tert-butyl-5 -methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, dimethylsilanediyl-
- Such complexes can be synthesized by methods known per se, preferably by reaction of the appropriately substituted, cyclic hydrocarbon anions with halides of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum or chromium. Examples of appropriate preparative methods are described, inter alia, in Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 369 (1989), 359-370.
- Particularly useful compounds of the formula (XlVd) are those in which M 1E is titanium or zirconium, in particular titanium, and
- X E is chlorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl or phenyl or two radicals X form a substituted or unsubstituted butadiene ligand,
- R 15E is R 16E 16E
- t is 1 or 2, preferably 2,
- R to R and R are each hydrogen, Ci-Cio-alkyl, preferably methyl, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 15 -aryl, NR 8E 2 or Si(R 8 ) 3 , or two adjacent radicals form a cyclic group having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, with particular preference being given to all R to R and R being methyl.
- Particularly useful complexes D) of the formula (XI Vd) are dimethylsilanediyl(tetra- methylcyclopentadienyl)(benzylamino)titanium dichloride, dimethylsilanediyl(tetra- methylcyclopentadienyl)(tert-butylamino)titanium dichloride, dimethylsilanediyl- (tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)(adamantyl)titanium dichloride and dimethylsilanediyl- (indenyl)(tert-butylamino)titanium dichloride.
- X E is chlorine, C 1 -C -alkyl or phenyl or two radicals X form a substituted or unsubstituted butadiene ligand,
- a 1E is or an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heterocyclic, in particular heteroaromatic, ring system,
- v is 1 or when A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heterocyclic ring system may be 0 or 1 ,
- R 1B to R 3B and R 5E are each hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 10 -alkyl, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl, C 6 -C ls -aryl oorr SSii((RR 8E )) 33 ,, oorrttww(o adjacent radicals form a cyclic group having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
- Preferred catalysts D) of this type are l-(8-quinolyl)-2-methyl-4-methylcyclopentadienylchro- mium(III) dichloride, 1 -(8-quinolyl)-3-isopropyl-5-methylcyclopentadienylchromi- um(III) dichloride, l-(8-quinolyl)-3-tert-butyl-5-methylcyclopentadienylchromi- um(III) dichloride, 1 -(8-quinolyl)-2,3 ,4,5 -tetramethylcyclopentadienylchrommm(III) dichloride, l-(8-quinolyl)tetrahydroindenylchromium(III) dichloride, l-(8-quinolyl)- indenylchromium(III) dichloride, l-(8-quinolyl)-2-methylindenylchromium(III) di- .
- R 15E is CH 2 , C(CH 3 ) 2 or Si(CH 3 ) 2 and A 1E is unsubstituted or substituted 8-quinolyl or unsubstituted or substituted 2-pyridyl.
- the metal complexes in particular the chromium complexes, can be obtained in a simple manner by reacting the appropriate metal salts, e.g. metal chlorides, with the ligand anion (e.g. using methods analogous to the examples in DE-A-19710615).
- catalysts D) include metallocenes having at least one ligand which is formed from a cyclopentadienyl or heterocyclopentadienyl and a fused-on heterocycle, with the heterocycles preferably being aromatic and containing nitrogen and/or sulfur.
- metallocenes having at least one ligand which is formed from a cyclopentadienyl or heterocyclopentadienyl and a fused-on heterocycle, with the heterocycles preferably being aromatic and containing nitrogen and/or sulfur.
- catalysts D are systems in which a metallocene compound is combined with, for example, an inorganic oxide which has been treated with zirconium alkoxide and subsequently chlorinated, for example by means of carbon tetrachloride.
- a metallocene compound is combined with, for example, an inorganic oxide which has been treated with zirconium alkoxide and subsequently chlorinated, for example by means of carbon tetrachloride.
- the preparation of such systems is described, for example, in WO 01/41920.
- Suitable catalysts D) include imidochromium compounds in which chromium bears at least one imido group as structural feature. These compounds and their preparation are described, for example, in WO 01/09148.
- suitable components D) include transition metal complexes with a tridentate 35 macrocyclic ligand, in particular substituted and unsubstituted 1,3,5-triazacyclo- hexanes and 1,4,7-triazacyclononanes. In the case of this type of catalyst, preference is likewise given to chromium complexes.
- Preferred catalysts of this type are [1,3,5- tri(methyl)- 1 ,3 ,5-triazacyclohexane]chromium trichloride, [1 ,3 ,5-tri(ethyl)- 1 ,3 ,5-tri- azacyclohexane] chromium trichloride, [l,3,5-tri(octyl)-l,3,5-triazacyclohexane]chro- mium trichloride, [l,3,5-tri(dodecyl)-l,3,5-triazacyclohexane]chromium trichloride and [l,3,5-tri(benzyl)-l,3,5-triazacyclohexane]chromium trichloride.
- catalysts D) are, for example, transition metal complexes with at least one ligand of the formulae XV to XIX,
- transition metal is selected from among the elements Ti, Zr, Hf, Sc, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt and the elements of the rare earth metals.
- E is an element of group 15 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, preferably N or P, with particular preference being given to N.
- the two or three atoms E F in a molecule can be identical or different.
- R 1F to R 25F which may be identical or different within a ligand system XV to XIX, are as follows:
- R 1F and R 4F are each, independently of one another, hydrocarbon radicals or substituted hydrocarbon radicals, preferably hydrocarbon radicals in which the carbon atom adjacent to the element E F is bound to at least two carbon atoms,
- R 2F and R 3F are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, a hydrocarbon radical or a substituted hydrocarbon radical, where R and R 3F together may also form a ring system in which one or more heteroatoms may be present,
- R 6F and R 8F are each, independently of one another, hydrocarbon radicals or substituted hydrocarbon radicals,
- R 5F and R 9F are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, a hydrocarbon radical or a substituted hydrocarbon radical,
- R and R or R and R may together also form a ring system
- R 7F are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, a hydrocarbon radical or a substituted hydrocarbon radical, where two R 7F may together also form a ring system,
- R 10F and R 14F are, independently of one another, hydrocarbon radicals or substituted hydrocarbon radicals,
- R 11F , R 12F , R 12F and R 13F are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, a hydrocarbon radical or a substituted hydrocarbon radical, where two or more geminal or vicinal radicals R , R , R and R may together form a ring system,
- R 15F and R 18F are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, a hydrocarbon radical or a substituted hydrocarbon radical,
- R 16F and R 17F are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, a hydrocarbon radical or a substituted hydrocarbon radical,
- R and R are each, independently of one another, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, G 6 -C 2 o-aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part, where the organic radicals R 16F and R 25F may also be substituted by halogens,
- R 20F - R 24F are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C 1 -C 2 o-alkyl,
- R 26F are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C ⁇ -C 2 o-alkyl, C 2 -C2o-alkenyl, C 6 -C 2 o-aryl or alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl part and two radicals R 6F may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring,
- y is an integer from 1 to 4, preferably 2 or 3.
- transition metal complexes are those having Fe, Co, Ni, Pd or Pt as central metal and containing ligands of the formula (XV). Particular preference is given to diimine complexes of Ni or Pd, e.g.:
- Particularly useful compounds (XIX) also include those which are described in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120, p. 4049 ff. (1998), J. Chem. Soc, Commun. 1998, 849, and WO 98/27124.
- R 19F and R 5F in (XIX) are preferably phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, anthranyl, o-, m-, p-methylphenyl, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5- or 2,6-dimethyl- phenyl, -dichlorophenyl or -dibromophenyl, 2-chloro-6-methylphenyl, 2,3,4-, 2,3,5-, 2,3,6-, 2,4,5-, 2,4,6- or 3,4,5-trimethylphenyl, in particular 2,3- or 2,6-dimethylphe- nyl, -diisopropylphenyl, -dichlorophenyl or -dibromophenyl and 2,4,6-trimethyl- 5 phenyl.
- R is preferably hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl, in particular hydrogen. Preference is given to complexes of the ligands XIX with the transition metals Fe, Co
- Iminophenoxide complexes can also be used as catalysts D).
- the ligands of these complexes can be prepared, for example, from substituted or unsubstituted salicyl- aldehydes and primary amines, in particular substituted or unsubstituted arylamines.
- 25 Transition metal complexes with pi ligands having one or more heteroatoms in the pi system, for example the boratabenzene ligand, the pyrrolyl anion or the phospholyl anion, can also be used as catalyst D).
- Further complexes suitable as catalyst D) include those which have bidentate or tri- 3.0 dentate chelating ligands.
- ligands for example, and ether function is linked to an amine or amide function or an amide is linked to a heteroaromatic such as pyridine.
- Such combinations of components A) and D) enable, for example, bimodal products to be prepared or comonomers to be generated in situ. Preference is given to using at 35 least one monocyclopentadienyl complex A) in the presence of at least one catalyst D) customary for the polymerization of olefins and if desired, one or more activating compounds C).
- one more activating compounds C) may be advantageous.
- the polymerization catalysts D) can likewise be supported and can be used simultaneously or in any order with the complex A) of the present invention.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complex A) and the polymerization catalysts D) can be applied together to a support B) or different supports B).
- the molar ratio of monocyclopentadienyl complex A) to polymerization catalyst B) is usually in the range from 1 : 100 to 100: 1 , preferably from 1 :20 to 20: 1 and particularly preferably from 1 : 10 to 10 : 1.
- M is Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, zinc, in particular Li, Na, K, Mg, boron, aluminum or Zn,
- R 1G is hydrogen, Ci-Cio-alkyl, C 6 -Ci 5 -aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl each having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl part and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl part,
- R 2G and R 3G are each hydrogen, halogen, C ⁇ -Ci 0 -alkyl, C 6 -C ⁇ 5 -aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl or alkoxy each having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, or alkoxy with
- r G is an integer from 1 to 3
- s and t are integers from 0 to 2, with the sum r + s + 1 corresponding to the
- Particularly preferred metal compounds of the formula (XX) are mefhyllithium, ethyl- lithium, n-butyllithium, methylmagnesium chloride, methylmagnesium bromide, ethylmagnesium chloride, ethylmagnesium bromide, butylmagnesium chloride, dime- thylmagnesium, diethylmagnesium, dibutylmagnesium, n-butyl-n-octylmagnesium, n-butyl-n-heptylmagnesium, in particular n-butyl-n-octylmagnesium, tri-n-hexylalu- minum, friisobutylaluminum, tri-n-butylaluminum, triethylaluminum, dimethylalumi- num chloride, dimethylaluminum fluoride, methylaluminum dichloride, methylalumi- nu sesquich
- a metal compound E When a metal compound E) is used, it is preferably present in the catalyst system in such an amount that the molar ratio of M G from formula (XX) to transition metal from monocyclopentadienyl compound A) is from 2 000:1 to 0.1:1, preferably from 800:1 to 0.2: 1 and particularly preferably from 100: 1 to 1 : 1.
- the catalyst solid together with the further metal compound E) of the formula (XX), which may be different from the metal compound or compounds E) used in the preparation of the catalyst solid is used as constituent of a catalyst system for the polymerization of copolymerization of olefins. It is also possible, particularly when the catalyst solid does not contain any activating component C), for the catalyst system to further comprise, in addition to the catalyst solid, one or more activating compounds C) which are identical to or different from any activating compounds C) present in the catalyst solid.
- the catalyst systems of the present invention preference is given to immobilizing at least one of the components A) and/or C) on the support B) by physisorp- tion or by means of chemical reaction, i.e. covalent binding of the components, with reactive groups of the support surface.
- the order in which the support component B), the component A) and any component C) are combined is immaterial.
- the components A) and C) can be added independently of one another or simultaneously or in premixed form to B). After the individual process steps, the solid can be washed with suitable inert solvents such as aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complex A) is brought into contact with the activating compound C) in a suitable solvent, usually giving a soluble reaction product, an adduct or a mixture.
- a suitable solvent usually giving a soluble reaction product, an adduct or a mixture.
- the preparation obtained in this way is then brought into contact with the support B), which may have been pretreated, and the solvent is completely or partly removed.
- This preferably gives a solid in the form of a free-flowing powder. Examples of the industrial implementation of the above process are described in WO 96/00243, WO 98/40419 or WO 00/05277.
- a further preferred embodiment comprises firstly applying the cation-forming compound C) to the support B) and subsequently bringing this supported cation-forming compound into contact with the monocyclopentadienyl complex A).
- the component D) can likewise be reacted in any order with the components A) and, if desired, B), C) and E). Preference is given to bringing D) firstly into contact with component C) and then dealing with the components A) and B) and any further C) as described above.
- a catalyst solid is prepared from the components A), B) and C) as described above and this is brought into contact with the component E) during, at the beginning of or shortly before the polymerization. Preference is given to E) firstly being brought into contact with the ⁇ -olefin to be polymerized and the catalyst solid comprising the components A), B) and C) as described above subsequently being added.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complex A) can be brought into contact with the component(s) C) and/or D) either before or after being brought into contact with the olefin to be polymerized.
- Preactivation using one or more components C) prior to mixing with the olefin and further addition of the same or different components C) and/or D) after the mixture has been brought into contact with the olefin is also possible. Preactivation is generally carried out at 10-100°C, in particular 20-80°C.
- the catalyst system firstly to be prepolymerized with ⁇ -olefins, preferably linear C 2 -C ⁇ o-l-alkenes and in particular ethylene or propylene, and the resulting prepolymerized catalyst solid then to be used in the actual polymerization.
- the mass ratio of catalyst solid used in the prepolymerization to monomer polymerized onto it is usually in the range from 1 : 1 to 1 :1 000, preferably from 1 : 1 to 1 :200.
- an olefin preferably an -olefin, for example vinyl- cyclohexane, styrene or phenyldimethylvinylsilane
- an antistatic or a suitable inert compound such as a wax or oil
- the molar ratio of additives to transition metal compound B) is usually from 1:1 000 to 1 000:1, preferably from 1:5 to 20:1.
- the catalyst systems of the present invention are suitable for the polymerization of olefins and especially for the polymerization of ⁇ -olefins, i.e. hydrocarbons having terminal double bonds.
- Suitable monomers also include functionalized olefinically unsaturated compounds such as acrolein, ester or amide derivatives of acrylic or methacrylic acid, for example acrylates, methacrylates or acrylonitrile, or vinyl esters, for example vinyl acetate.
- Preference is given to nonpolar olefinic compounds, including aryl-substituted ⁇ -olefms.
- Particularly preferred ⁇ -olefins are linear or branched C 2 -Ci 2 -l-alkenes, in particular linear C 2 -C 1 o-l-alkenes such as ethene, propene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-decene or branched C 2 -Cio-l-alkenes such as 4-methyl- 1-pentene, conjugated and unco ⁇ jugated dienes such as 1,3-butadiene, 1,5-hexadiene or 1,7-octadiene or vinylaromatic compounds such as styrene or substituted styrene.
- linear C 2 -C 1 o-l-alkenes such as ethene, propene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-decene or branched C
- polymerize mixtures of various ⁇ -olefins Preference is given to polymerizing at least one olefin selected from the group consisting of ethene, propene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene and 1-decene.
- Suitable olefins also include ones in which the double bond is part of a cyclic structure which can have one or more ring systems. Examples are cyclopentene, cyclo- hexene, norbornene, tetracyclododecene and methylnorbornene and dienes such as 5-ethylidine-2-norbornene, norbornadiene or ethylnorbornadiene.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention display a good polymerization activity even in the case of higher ⁇ -olefins, so that their suitability for copolymerization deserves particular emphasis.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention can be used for the polymerization or copolymerization of ethene or propene.
- comonomers in the polymerization of ethene preference is given to using C 3 -C 8 - ⁇ -olefms or norbornene, in particular 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene and/or 1-octene. Preference is given to using monomer mixtures containing at least 50 mol% of ethene.
- Preferred comono- mers in the polymerization of propylene are ethene and/or butene.
- the polymerization can be carried out in a known manner in bulk, in suspension, in the gas phase or in a supercritical medium in the customary reactors used for the polymerization of olefins. It can be carried out batchwise or preferably continuously in one or more stages. High-pressure polymerization processes in tube reactors or autoclaves, solution processes, suspension processes, stirred gas-phase processes or gas-phase fluidized-bed processes are all possible.
- the polymerizations are usually carried out at from -60 to 350°C under pressures of from 0.5 to 4 000 bar at mean residence times of from 0.5 to 5 hours, preferably from 0.5 to 3 hours.
- the advantageous pressure and temperature ranges for carrying out the polymerizations usually depend on the polymerization method. In the case of high- pressure polymerization processes, which are usually carried out at pressures of from 1 000 to 4 000 bar, in particular from 2 000 to 3 500 bar, high polymerization temperatures are generally also set. Advantageous temperature ranges for these high- pressure polymerization processes are from 200 to 320°C, in particular from 220 to 290°C.
- a temperature which is at least a few degrees below the softening temperature of the polymer is generally set. These polymerization processes are preferably carried out at from 50 to 180°C, preferably from 70 to 120°C.
- the polymerization is usually carried out in a suspension medium, preferably an inert hydrocarbon such as isobutane or a mixture of hydrocarbons, or else in the monomers themselves.
- the polymerization temperatures are generally in the range from -20 to 115°C, and the pressure is generally in the range from 1 to 100 bar.
- the solids content of the suspension is generally in the range from 10 to 8%.
- the polymerization can be carried out batchwise, e.g.
- gas-phase polymerization in particular in gas-phase fluidized-bed reactors, solution polymerization and suspension polymerization, in particular in loop reactors and stirred tank reactors.
- the gas-phase polymerization can also be carried out in the condensed or supercondensed phase, in which part of the circulating gas is cooled to below the dew point and is recirculated as a two-phase mixture to the reactor.
- a multizone reactor in which two polymerization zones are linked to one another and the polymer is passed alternately through these two zones a number of times. The two zones can also have different polymerization conditions.
- Such a reactor is described, for example, in WO 97/04015.
- the different or identical polymerization processes can also, if desired, be connected in series so as to form a poly- merization cascade, for example in the Hostalen process.
- a parallel reactor arrangement using two or more identical or different processes is also possible.
- molar mass regulators for example hydrogen, or customary additives such as antistatics can also be used in the polymerizations.
- the monocyclopentadienyl complexes of the present invention and the catalyst systems in which they are present can also be prepared by means of combinatorial synthesis or their polymerization activity can be tested with the aid of combinatorial methods.
- polymerization as used here in the description of the present invention encompasses both polymerization and oligomerization, i.e. oligomers and polymers having molar masses M w in the range from about 56 to 3 000 000 g/mol can be produced by this process.
- the olefin polymers prepared using the catalyst system of the present invention are particularly useful for the production of films, fibers and moldings.
- the catalyst systems of the present invention give a very productivity in the polymerization of olefins, offer advantages in the work-up of the polymers after the polymerization and lead to significantly fewer problems in respect of catalyst residues in the polymer.
- the polymers prepared using the catalyst system of the present invention are particularly useful for applications which require a high productivity.
- the catalyst systems of the present invention display a very good activity even at a relatively low molar ratio of aluminoxane to transition metal compound and incorporate high levels of comonomer.
- the catalyst systems are therefor especially well suited for the preparation of ethylene copolymers with a density from 0.89 to 0.93 g/cm 3 and with a molecular weight of 20 000 to 140 000 g/mol.
- the comonomer content of the polymer (% by weight of hexene in the polymer), its methyl side chain content per 1 000 carbon atoms of the polymer chain (CH 3 /1 000C) were determined by IR spectroscopy.
- the ⁇ value was determined by means of an automatic Ubbelohde viscometer (Lauda PVS 1) using decalin as solvent at 130°C (ISO 1628 at 130°C, 0.001 g/ml of decalin).
- the determination of the molar mass distributions and the mean values M n , M w and M w M n derived therefrom were carried out by means of high-temperature gel permeation chromatography using a method based on DIN 55672 under the following conditions: solvent: 1,2,4-trichlorobenzen, flow: 1 ml/min, temperature: 140°C, calibration using PE standards.
- the density [g/cm 3 ] was determined in accordance with ISO 1183.
- Example 3 Polymerization The polymerization experiments were carried out in a 1 1 four-necked flask provided with contact thermometer, stirrer with Teflon blade, heating mantle and gas inlet tube. 15.5 ⁇ mol of (3-(2-pyridylethyl)indenyl)chromium dichloride together with 250 ml of toluene were placed in the flask at 40°C under argon. To activate the catalyst, 7.77 mmol of 1.6M MAO solution in toluene were added.
- Polymerization was carried out at 40°C under argon in a 1 1 four-neck flask provided with contact thermometer, stirrer with Teflon blade, heating mantle and gas inlet tube.
- the appropriate amount of MAO (10% strength solution in toluene, Cr:Al 1:500) was added to a solution of the amount indicated in table 2 of the respective complex in 250 ml of toluene and the mixture was heated to 40°C on a water bath.
- the catalysts of this invention show a particularly interesting polymerization behavior.
- ethylene homopolymerizations they give polymers with a broader molecular weight distribution, which enhances the processing properties.
- the molecular weight distribution of the obtained copolymers which are in general easier to process than HDPE, is very narrow, which results in enhanced mechanical properties. All catalysts readily incorporate high levels of comonomer.
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