Claims
- 1. A metal complex corresponding to the formula: where M is a Group 4 metal that is in the +2, +3 or +4 formal oxidation state; RA independently each occurrence is hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl, halohydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxyhydrocarbyl, dihydrocarbylaminohydrocarbyl, dihydrocarbylamino, hydrocarbyloxy, hydrocarbylsilyl, or trihydrocarbylsilylhydrocarbyl group of from 1 to 80 atoms, not counting hydrogen, or two or more RA groups from the same or different metal complexes or RA and RB′ from the same or different metal complexes are covalently linked together; Z is a divalent moiety, bound to M via a covalent or coordinate covalent bond, comprising boron, or a member of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also comprising 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 ligand having up to 40 atoms; p is zero, 1 or 2, and is two less than the formal oxidation state of M when X is an anionic ligand, and when X is a dianionic ligand group, p is 1; q is zero, 1 or 2; and RB′ corresponds to the formula N(RB)2, wherein two RB groups together form a divalent hydrocarbon moiety or a halo- or silyl-substituted derivative thereof, said group containing from 4 to 40 atoms not counting hydrogen, and comprising at least one fused or unfused aromatic substituent, AR.
- 2. A metal complex according to claim 1, wherein two RB groups together with the nitrogen atom form a cycloaliphatic group, and at least one of the AR groups comprising RB is a single or multiple ring, aromatic group.
- 3. A metal complex according to claim 1, wherein —N(RB)2 is in the form of a multiple ring, fused, aza-cyclic group.
- 4. A metal complex according to claim 1, wherein 13 N(RB)2 is 1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2H-isoquinoline-2-yl, 1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[f]isoindol-2-yl, 1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[e]isoindol-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[g]isoquinoline-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[f]isoquinoline-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[h]isoquinoline-2-yl, or 1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-2(3H)-yl.
- 5. A metal complex according to claim 1 corresponding to the formula: where RH is methyl or phenyl; RI is chloro, methyl, trimethylsilylmethyl or two R1 groups together are dimethylsilylene-bis(methylene); and RJ is allyl, 2-(dimethylamino)benzyl, 1,4-pentadiene or 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene.
- 6. A metal complex according to claim 1 selected from the group consisting of:dichloro(N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-dimethyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)titanium, (N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-dimethyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)dimethyltitanium, dichloro(N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-diphenyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)titanium, (N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-diphenyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)dimethyltitanium, dichloro(N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-dimethyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-isoquinolinyl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)-titanium, (N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-dimethyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-isoquinolinyl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)-dimethyl titanium, dichloro(N-(1,1-dimethyltthyl)-1,1-diphenyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(3,4-dihydro-2-(1H)-isoquinolinyl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)-titanium, (N-(1,1-direthylethyl)-1,1-diphenyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-isoquinolinyl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)dimethyl titanium, (N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-dimethyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)bis(trimethylsilylmethyl)titanium, (N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-diphenyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-(2-)-N-)bis(trimethylsilylmethyl)titanium, and (N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,1-diphenyl-1-((1,2,3,3a,7a-η)-3-(3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-isoquinolinyl)-1H-inden-1-yl)silanaminato-2-)-N-)bis(trimethylsilylmethyl)titanium.
- 7. A metal complex corresponding to the formula: where M is a Group 4 metal that is in the +2, +3 or +4 formal oxidation state; RA independently each occurrence is hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl, halohydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxyhydrocarbyl, dihydrocarbylaminohydrocarbyl, dihydrocarbylamino, hydrocarbyloxy, hydrocarbylsilyl, or trihydrocarbylsilylhydrocarbyl group of from 1 to 80 atoms, not counting hydrogen, or two or more RA groups from the same or different metal complex may be covalently linked together; two RB groups together with nitrogen form a cycloaliphatic group having a single C6-20 aromatic hydrocarbon group, AR, fused thereto; Z is a divalent moiety, bound to M via a covalent or coordinate covalent bond, comprising boron, or a member of Group 14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also comprising 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 ligand having up to 40 atoms; p is zero, 1 or 2, and is two less than the formal oxidation state of M when X is an anionic ligand, and when X is a dianionic ligand group, p is 1; and q is zero, 1 or 2.
- 8. A metal complex according to claim 7, wherein the AR group comprising RB is a multiple ring, aromatic group.
- 9. A metal complex according to claim 7, wherein —N(RB)2 is in the form of a multiple ring, fused, aza-cyclic group.
- 10. A metal complex according to claim 9, wherein —N(RB)2 is 1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2H-isoquinoline-2-yl, 1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[f]isoindol-2-yl, 1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[e]isoindol-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[g]isoquinoline-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[f]isoquinoline-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[h]isoquinoline-2-yl, or 1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-2(3H)-yl.
- 11. A metal complex according to claim 7, wherein:RA independently each occurrence is —NRB2, hydrogen, or an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group of up to 10 carbons, and Y is —NRE— where RE is C1-6 alkyl or cycloalkyl.
- 12. A metal complex according to claim 7, wherein (RB)2 is N-isoindolyl.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims benefit of priority from provisional applications 60/170,178, 60/170,177, and 60/170,175, all filed on Dec. 10, 1999.
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