Tosoh Finechem Corporation

Hideki Kanazawa

Kouji Toyota

Eiichi Kaji

Toshihiro Takasugi

A polymethylaluminoxane preparation exhibiting excellent storage stability with a high yield is provided. A polymethylaluminoxane preparation is formed by thermal decomposition of an alkylaluminum compound having an aluminum-oxygen-carbon bond, the alkylaluminum compound being formed by a reaction between trimethylaluminum and an oxygen-containing organic compound. In this preparation,

Polymethylaluminoxane preparation, method of producing the same, polymerization catalyst, and polymerization method of olefins

An olefin polymerization catalyst is provided which makes use of a modified methylaluminoxane and thus stably exhibits an activity equivalent to, or higher than, the activity achieved by polymethylaluminoxane. Specifically, the olefin polymerization catalyst is in the form of a modified methylaluminoxane preparation prepared from: an organoaluminum compound represented by the following general formula (I):RAlX&#x2003;&#x2003;(I)wherein Rrepresents a straight-chained or branched hydrocarbon group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; X represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkoxy group, or allyloxy group; and 0&#x3c;m&#x2266;3; and trimethyl aluminum, wherein the mole fraction of methyl group of the aluminoxane unit with respect to the total number of moles of the hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms and methyl group present in the modified methylaluminoxane preparation is 65 mol % or greater.

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Yamaguchi, Japan

Hideki Kanazawa