Lummus Novolen Technology Gmbh

Lammus Novolen Technology Gmbh

Joerg Schulte

Andreas Winter

Matthew G Thorn

Thorsten Sell

Anita Dimeska

Ralph-Dieter Maier

Nicola Stephanie Paczkowski

Matthew Grant Thorn

Certain metallocene compounds are provided that, when used as a component in a supported polymerization catalyst under industrially relevant polymerization conditions, afford high molar mass homo polymers or copolymers like polypropylene or propylene/ethylene copolymers without the need for any &#x3b1;-branched substituent in either of the two available 2-positions of the indenyl ligands. The substituent in the 2-position of one indenyl ligand can be any radical comprising hydrogen, methyl, or any other C-Chydrocarbon which is not branched in the &#x3b1;-position, and the substituent in the 2-position of the other indenyl ligand can be any C-Chydrocarbon radical with the proviso that this hydrocarbon radical is branched in the &#x3b2;-position. This metallocene topology affords high melting point, very high molar mass homo polypropylene and very high molar mass propylene-based copolymers. The activity/productivity levels of catalysts including the metallocenes of the present invention are exceptionally high.

Metallocene compounds, catalysts comprising them, process for producing an olefin polymer by use of the catalysts, and olefin homo- and copolymers

A metallocene compound with the 4- and 7-positions on the indenyl moiety possessing large aromatic substituents is prepared in accordance with a method which produces substantially 100 percent racemic isomer. Advantageously, polymerization catalysts including the metallocene of the invention provide superior olefin polymerization results.

Racemoselective synthesis of ansa-metallocene compounds, ansa-metallocene compounds, catalysts comprising them, process for producing an olefin polymer by use of the catalysts, and olefin homo- and copolymers

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Joerg Schulte