Claims
- 1. A metallocene of the formula R"(FlR.sub.n)(CpR.sub.m)MeQ.sub.k, wherein Fl is a fluorenyl radical, Cp is a cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, tetrahydroindenyl, or fluorenyl radical, each R of Cp is the same or different and is an organo radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R" is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl structural bridge linking (FlR.sub.n) and (CpR.sub.m), Me is a metal selected from the group consisting of IVB, VB, and VIB metals of the Periodic Table, each Q is the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and halogen, k is a number sufficient to fill out the remaining valences of Me, m is a number in the range of 0 to 7, n is a number in the range of 2 to 7 and (FlR.sub.n) is symmetrically substituted with identical substituents, said substituents being selected from the group consisting of methyl vinyl and hydrocarbyl radicals having up to 20 carbon atoms, said hydrocarbyl radicals being selected from a group consisting of cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aralkyls and aryl radicals.
- 2. A metallocene according to claim 1 wherein n is 2 and each R on (FlR.sub.n) is methyl vinyl.
- 3. A metallocene according to claim 1 wherein n is 2 and each R on (FlR.sub.n) is a cycloalkene.
- 4. A metallocene according to claim 1 wherein n is 2 and each R on (FlR.sub.n) is cyclohex-1-enyl.
- 5. A metallocene according to claim 1 wherein n is 2 and each R on (FlR.sub.n) is aryl.
- 6. A metallocene according to claim 5 wherein each R on (FlR.sub.n) is an aryl radical selected from the group consisting of phenyl; 1-naphthyl; 4-methylphenyl; 2,4-dimethylphenyl; and mesityl.
- 7. A metallocene according to claim 6 wherein the R groups on (FlR.sub.n) are at the 2 and 7 positions of Fl.
- 8. A metallocene according to claim 7 wherein each R on (FlR.sub.n) is a phenyl radical.
- 9. A metallocene according to claim 8 wherein (CpR.sub.m) is unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl.
- 10. A metallocene according to claim 9 wherein R" is indanylidene.
- 11. A metallocene according to claim 10 wherein R" is 1,1-diphenylmethane.
- 12. A metallocene according to claim 7 wherein R" is cyclopentylidene and each R on (FlR.sub.n) is aryl.
- 13. A metallocene according to claim 1 wherein n is 2 and each R on (FlR.sub.n) is dimethyl phenyl carbyl.
- 14. A metallocene according to claim 13 wherein R" is 1,1-diphenylmethane.
- 15. A process for polymerizing an alpha olefin having at least three carbon atoms comprising contacting said olefin under suitable polymerization conditions with a catalyst system comprising a metallocene of claim 1 and a suitable cocatalyst.
- 16. A process according to claim 15 wherein the R substituents of (FlR.sub.n) are at the 2 and 7 positions and are cyclohexyl radicals.
- 17. A process for producing a homopolymer of propylene comprising contacting propylene under suitable polymerization conditions with a catalyst system comprising a fluorenyl-containing metallocene and a suitable cocatalyst, said metallocene being selected from the group consisting of 1-(2,7-diphenylfluorenyl)-1-(cyclopentadienyl)-1,1-(diphenyl) methane zirconium dichloride and 1-(2,7-di-t-butylfluorenyl)-1-(cyclopentadienyl)-1,1-(diphenyl) methane zirconium dichloride.
- 18. A process according to claim 17 wherein said cocatalyst comprises an alkylaluminum.
- 19. A process according to claim 18 wherein the metallocene 1-(2,7-diphenylfluorenyl)-1-(cyclopentadienyl)-1,1-(diphenyl) methane zirconium dichloride is employed.
- 20. A process according to claim 18 wherein the metallocene 1-(2,7-di-t-butyl fluorenyl)-1-(cyclopentadienyl)-1,1-(diphenyl)methane zirconium dichloride is employed.
- 21. A process according to claim 17 wherein the metallocene 1-(2,7-diphenylfluorenyl)-1-(cyclopentadienyl)-1,1-(diphenyl) methane zirconium dichloride is employed.
- 22. A process according to claim 17 wherein the metallocene 1-(2,7-di-t-butyl fluorenyl)-1-(cyclopentadienyl)-1,1-(diphenyl) methane zirconium dichloride is employed.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/734,853 filed Jul. 23, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,436,305, as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/697,363 filed May 9, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,191,132. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/003,221 filed Jan. 7, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,406,013, which was a continuation of the same U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/697,363 filed May 9, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,191,132. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/064,630 filed May 20, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,401,817, as a continuation-in-part of the aforementioned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/734,853 filed Jul. 23, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,436,305. This application is further a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/984,054 filed Nov. 30, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,393,911, as a continuation-in-part of the aforementioned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/697,363 filed May 9, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,191,132. The disclosures of the above-mentioned applications are incorporated herein by reference.
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