Claims
- 1. A metal complex corresponding to the formula: whereinM is Ti, Zr, or Hf; j is 1 or 2; when j is 1, T is O or S, when j is 2, T is N or P; RB is independently a group having from 1 to 80 nonhydrogen atoms which is hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylsilyl, halo-substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy-substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylamino-substituted hydrocarbyl, or hydrocarbylsilylhydrocarbyl, each RB optionally being substituted with one or more groups which are independently hydrocarbyloxy, hydrocarbylsiloxy, hydrocarbylsilylamino, di(hydrocarbylsilyl)amino, hydrocarbylamino, di(hydrocarbyl)amino, di(hydrocarbyl)phosphino, or hydrocarbylsulfido, having from 1 to 20 nonhydrogen atoms; or, optionally, two RB are covalently linked with each other to form one or more fused rings or ring systems; RA, RW, RX, RY and RZ are independently hydrogen, or a group having from 1 to 80 nonhydrogen atoms which is hydrocarbyl, halo-substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy-substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylamino-substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylsilyl, or hydrocarbylsilylhydrocarbyl, or, optionally, two or more of RW, RX, RY, RZ, RA and RB are covalently linked with each other to form one or more fused rings or ring systems; Z is a divalent moiety bound to both Cp and M via σ-bonds, where Z comprises boron, or a member of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also comprises nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur or oxygen; X is an anionic or dianionic ligand group having up to 60 atoms exclusive of the class of ligands that are cyclic, delocalized, π-bound ligand groups; X′ independently each occurrence is a neutral Lewis base ligating compound having up to 20 atoms; p is zero, 1 or 2, and is two less than the formal oxidation state of M, when X is an anionic ligand; when X is a dianionic ligand group, p is 1; and q is zero, 1 or 2.
- 2. The metal complex of claim 1 wherein M is Ti.
- 3. The metal complex of claim 2 wherein RB is hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylsilyl, hydrocarbyloxy-substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylamino-substituted hydrocarbyl and T is O or N.
- 4. The metal complex of claim 3 wherein RB is hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylsilyl and T is O or N.
- 5. The metal complex of claim 4 wherein RB is hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylsilyl and T is N.
- 6. The metal complex of claim 3 wherein the (RB)j-T group is methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, methylethyloxy, 1,1-dimethyethyloxy, trimethylsiloxy, 1,1-dimethylethyl(dimethylsilyl)oxy, dimethylamino, diethylamino, methylethylamino, methylphenylamino, dipropylamino, dibutylamino, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyrrolidinyl, hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl, hexahydro-1(2H)-azocinyl, octahydro-1H-azonin-1-yl or octahydro-1(2H)-azecinyl.
- 7. The metal complex of claim 6 wherein the (RB)j-T group is dimethylamino, methylphenylamino, piperidinyl or pyrrolidinyl.
- 8. The metal complex of claim 1 corresponding to the formula: wherein T, M, Z, X, X′, RA, RB, j, p, and q are as previously defined in said claim.
- 9. The metal complex of claim 1 corresponding to the formula: wherein T, M, Z, X, X′, RB, j, p, and q are as previously defined in said claim.
- 10. The metal complex of claim 2 wherein —Z— is —Z*—Y—, andY is —O—, —S—, —NR*—, —PR*—; Z* is SiR*2, CR*2, SiR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2, CR*═CR*, CR*2SiR*2, CR*2SiR*2CR*2, SiR*2CR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2CR*2, GeR*2; and R* is independently is hydrogen, or a member selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, silyl, halogenated alkyl, halogenated aryl, and combinations thereof, said R* having up to 20 nonhydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R* groups from Z, when R* is not hydrogen, or an R* group from Z and an R* group from Y form a ring system; p is 2, q is zero, M is in the +4 formal oxidation state, and X is independently methyl, benzyl, trimethylsilylmethyl, allyl, pyrrolyl or two X groups together are 1,4-butane-diyl, 2-butene-1,4-diyl, 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene-1,4-diyl, 2-methyl-2-butene-1,4-diyl, or xylyldiyl.
- 11. The metal complex of claim 2 wherein —Z— is —Z*—Y—, andY is —O—, —S—, —NR*—, —PR*—; Z* is SiR*2, CR*2, SiR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2, CR*═CR*, CR*2SiR*2, CR*2SiR*2CR*2, SiR*2CR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2CR*2, or GeR*2; and R* is independently hydrogen, or a member selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, silyl, halogenated alkyl, halogenated aryl, and combinations thereof, said R* having up to 20 nonhydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R* groups from Z, when R* is not hydrogen, or an R* group from Z and an R* group from Y form a ring system; p is 1, q is zero, M is in the +3 formal oxidation state, and X is 2-(N,N-dimethyl)aminobenzyl, 2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl, allyl, methallyl, trimethylsilylallyl.
- 12. The metal complex of claim 2 wherein —Z— is —Z*—Y—, andY is —O—, —S—, —NR*—, —PR*—; Z* is SiR*2, CR*2, SiR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2, CR*═CR*, CR*2SiR*2, CR*2SiR*2CR*2, SiR*2CR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2SiR*2, CR*2CR*2CR*2, or GeR*2; and R* is independently hydrogen, or a member selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, silyl, halogenated alkyl, halogenated aryl, and combinations thereof, said R* having up to 20 nonhydrogen atoms, and optionally, two R* groups from Z, when R* is not hydrogen, or an R* group from Z and an R* group from Y form a ring system; p is 0, q is 1, M is in the +2 formal oxidation state, and X′ is 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene or 2,4-hexadiene.
- 13. The metal complex of any of claims 10-12 wherein R* is a group having a primary or secondary carbon atom bonded to N.
- 14. The metal complex of claim 13 wherein R* is cyclohexyl or isopropyl.
- 15. The metal complex of claim 1 which is:(t-butylamido)(3-(N-perhydropyridinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-perhydropyridinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(2-methyl-3-(N,N-dimethylamino)-4,4,7,7-(tetramethyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride: (t-butylamido)(2-methyl-3-(N,N-dimethylamino)-4,4,7,7-(tetramethyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl: (t-butylamido)(2-methyl-3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)-s-indacen-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(2-methyl-3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)-s-indacen-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-perhydropyridinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium 1,4-hexadiene; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium 1,3-pentadiene; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium 2,4-hexadiene; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)zirconium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)zirconium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(2-methyl-3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(2-methyl-3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (cyclohexylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (cyclohexylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(3-methoxyindene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(3-methoxyindene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(3-(diphenylphosphino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(3-(diphenylphosphino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(3-(N,N-dimethylamino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(3-(N,N-dimethylamino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (t-butylamido)(3-(N,N-dimethylamino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium 2,4-hexadiene; (t-butylamido)(3-(N,N-dimethylamino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium 1,4-diphenylbutadiene; (η5-cyclopentadienyl)[(t-butylamido)(3-(N,N-dimethylamino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)]titanium chloride, (η5-cyclopentadienyl)[(t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)]titanium (III) (η5-cyclopentadienyl)[(t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)]titanium chloride (t-butylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium (III) 2-(N,N-dimethyl)benzyl (t-butylamido)(3-(N-phenyl-N-methylamino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; (t-butylamido)(3-(N-phenyl-N-methylamino)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl; (benzylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dichloride; or (benzylamido)(3-(N-pyrrolidinyl)indene-1-yl)(dimethylsilane)titanium dimethyl.
- 16. A catalyst system for olefin polymerization prepared from catalyst system components comprising:(A) a catalyst component comprising a metal complex of claim 1; and (B) a cocatalyst component comprising an activating cocatalyst wherein the molar ratio of (A) to (B) is from 1:10,000 to 100:1.
- 17. A process for the polymerization of olefins comprising contacting one or more C2-20 α-olefins under polymerization conditions with a catalyst system of claim 16.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §371 of PCT/US97/13170, filed Jul. 28, 1997, which was published under PCT Article 21 (2) in English, and which claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/034,819 filed Dec. 19, 1996, and Application No. 60/023,768 filed Aug. 8, 1996.
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