Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.

University of Minnesota

Alex E Carpenter

Danielle G Singleton

John Robert Hagadorn

Catherine Anne Faler

Tzu-Pin Lin

Jo Ann M Canich

Crisita Carmen H Atienza

Sarah J Mattler

Jennifer L Rapp

Irene C Cai

Peijun Jiang

Alexander Z Voskoboynikov

George Rodriguez

Lubin Luo

Dmitry Vadimovich Uborsky

Alan Anthony Galuska

Luc Roger Martens

Georgy Pavlovich Goryunov

Margaret T Whalley

Mikhail I Sharikov

Stephen Wayne Beadle

Travis A Reine

Michelle E Titone

Brian J Rohde

Hsu Chiang

Nikola S Lambic

Gursu Culcu

Mika L Shiramizu

Vladislav A Popov

Andrew Wiersum

Zsigmond Varga

Sarah A Kheir

Jarod M Younker

Ian Tonks

Dries Timmermans

Edwin Kooke

Thomas Wesselmann

Byron Sevin

Hans Goris

This invention relates to polymers comprising: one or more that include 1) at least 11 wt % 4 substituted 1,4 hexadiene and less than 20 wt % 5-methyl-1,4-hexadiene, based upon the weight of the polymer, and 2) optionally, one or more olefins; and processes to produces such polymers using metallocene or post-metallocene catalyst compounds.

Polymers of 4-substituted hexadiene and processes for production thereof

This invention relates to a composition comprising a compound having a formula of M2(CO)m(PF3)n, wherein M is a group 9 metal (such as cobalt), m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, and the sum of m and n is 8, that may be used as a hydroformylation pre¬catalyst for converting (such as hydroformylating) olefinic feeds, especially complex feeds comprising internal olefins and high degrees of branching.

Hydroformylation catalysts comprising fluorophosphine ligands and precursors thereof

This invention relates to a polymerization process for producing a polyketoester, or an olefin-polyketoester utilizing a hydroesterification catalyst and an olefin-CO copolymerization catalyst in a reaction medium. Polyketoester copolymers and olefin-polyketoester copolymers are also disclosed.

Polyesters and polyketoesters from carbonylative terpolymerization of enols, methods to produce, blends, and articles therefrom

Compositions comprising one or more amphiphilic compounds formed from vinylidene olefins may comprise: a reaction product of one or more vinylidene olefins, in which the reaction product comprises a hydrophobic portion and a hydrophilic portion comprising a polar head group bonded to the hydrophobic portion. The one or more vinylidene olefins each comprise a vinylidene group that undergoes a reaction to become saturated and to produce at least part of the hydrophobic portion.

Amphiphilic reaction products from vinylidene olefins and methods for production thereof

Vinylidene olefins may undergo hydroformylation in the presence of an unmodified cobalt catalyst to form compositions comprising a mixture of alcohol molecules having a specified amount of branching. In particular, the compositions may feature a mixture comprising reduced hydroformylated reaction products of a vinylidene olefin comprising alcohol molecules represented by at least one of Structures 3-5. The mixture has an average of about 1.2 to about 2.1 branches per alcohol molecule. Rand Rmay be the same or different and comprise a branched or unbranched alkyl group having about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, excluding branches. Variable m is an integer ranging from 0 to a number of carbon atoms in R. Ris a branched or unbranched alkyl group having m+1 carbon atoms less than R.

Branched alcohols formed from vinylidene olefins by hydroformylation and methods for production thereof

This invention relates to mono cyclopentadienyl pyridyl hydroxyl amine catalyst compounds represented by Formula I(a) or I(b): wherein: M is a group 3-12 metal; Ris a hydrocarbyl group or a silyl group; R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, and Rare independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, alkoxy, silyl, amino, aryloxy, halogen and phosphino, wherein any two adjacent R groups may be joined to form a saturated or unsaturated single or multicyclic hydrocarbyl ring or heterocyclic ring; and each Xand Xis independently an anionic leaving group or Xand Xmay be joined together to form a dianionic group.

Monocyclopentadienyl pyridyl hydroxyl amine catalyst compounds and systems for olefin polymerization

The present disclosure provides pyridyl hydroxyl amine catalyst compounds and systems containing the compounds. The present disclosure is also directed to polymerization processes to produce polyolefin polymers from catalyst systems including one or more olefin polymerization catalysts, at least one activator, and an optional support. The compounds are represented by Formula I(a), I(b) or I(c):

Pyridyl hydroxyl amine catalyst compounds and systems for Olefin Polymerization

The present disclosure provides a method for forming oxygenates from olefins which includes hydroformylation of aldehydes as a formyl source alternative to syngas. In at least one embodiment, a hydroformylation process is performed at low-temperature and at or near ambient pressure for the conversion of olefins into aldehydes, thus reducing the formation of by-products such as via double bond or skeletal isomerization of the feedstock; or via further conversion of the formed aldehydes and alcohols. In at least one embodiment, the use of gaseous olefinic products (e.g., ethylene) instead of strained olefins (e.g., norbornene) improves the control equilibria in transfer hydroformylation reactions.

Transfer hydroformylation for the production of oxygenates

Catalysts, catalysts systems and methods of polymerizing olefins are provided. The catalyst system may contain two catalysts. Polyolefin polymers are also provided.

Catalysts, catalyst systems, and methods for using the same

The present disclosure provides borate or aluminate activators comprising cations having linear alkyl groups, catalyst systems comprising, and methods for polymerizing olefins using such activators. Specifically, the present disclosure provides activator compounds represented by Formula: [RRREH][MQ], wherein: E is nitrogen or phosphorous; d is 1, 2 or 3; k is 1, 2, or 3; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; n&#x2212;k=d; Ris C-Clinear alkyl group; each of Rand Ris a C-Clinear alkyl group, a meta- and/or para-substituted phenyl group, an alkoxy group, a silyl group, a halogen, or a halogen containing group, wherein R+R+R&#x2265;15 carbon atoms; M is an element selected from group 13, typically B or Al; and each Q is independently a hydride, bridged or unbridged dialkylamido, halide, alkoxide, aryloxide, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, substituted halocarbyl, or halosubstituted-hydrocarbyl radical, provided that when Q is a fluorophenyl group, then Ris not a C-Clinear alkyl group.

Non-coordinating anion type activators containing cation having large alkyl groups

This invention relates to transition metal complexes of a dianionic, tridentate ligand that features a central neutral heterocyclic Lewis base and two phenolate donors, where the tridentate ligand coordinates to the metal center to form two eight-membered rings. Preferably the bis(phenolate) complexes are represented by Formula (I): where M, L, X, m, n, E, E', Q, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, A, A, are as defined herein, where AQAare part of a heterocyclic Lewis base containing 4 to 40 non-hydrogen atoms that links Ato Avia a 3-atom bridge with Q being the central atom of the 3-atom bridge.

Transition metal bis(phenolate) complexes and their use as catalysts for olefin polymerization

This invention relates to a polymerization catalyst system comprising group 8 or 9 containing non-coordinating anion activator, a polymerization catalyst compound, optional support, and optional scavenger. Preferably, the activator comprises a compound represented by the formula: H(L)M where M is a group 8 or 9 metal, s is 0 or 1, m 1, 2, 3, or 4, each L ligand is independently C&#x2261;O, NR, PR, where each R, independently is halogen, haloalkyl, or haloaryl) or optionally two or more L ligands may together form a multiply-valent ligand complex. Further, this invention relates to anon-coordinating anion activator represented by the formula: [Z][HLM], where M, s, m, L, are as defined above, d is 1, 2, or 3 and Z is (L'-H) or a reducible Lewis acid; L&#x2032; is a neutral Lewis base; H is hydrogen, and (L&#x2032;-H) is a Bronsted acid. This invention also relates to a process for making a polymeric product comprising contacting a C2-C40 alpha-olefin feed with the polymerization catalyst system to obtain a polymerization reaction mixture; and obtaining a polymer product from the polymerization reaction mixture.

Catalyst systems comprising activator, polymerization processes using same, and products made therefrom

The present disclosure relates to amido-benzoquinone transition metal complexes, catalyst systems including amido-benzoquinone transition metal complexes, and polymerization processes to produce polyolefin polymers such as polyethylene-based polymers and polypropylene-based polymers.

Amido-benzoquinone catalyst systems and processes thereof

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Alex E Carpenter