Idemitsu Kosan Company, Limited

Mizutomo Takeuchi

Norio Tomotsu

Masahiko Kuramoto

Hajime Shouzaki

Nobuhiro Yabunouchi

Shuji Machida

Toshinori Tazaki

Noriyuki Tani

Haruo Shikuma

Yasunori Kadoi

Noriyuki Kuramoto

Nobuo Kawasaki

Kenji Nakacho

A conductive polyaniline composition of a substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline complex and a compound with a phenolic hydroxyl group dissolved in an organic solvent substantially immiscible with water that is capable of producing a molded article possessing high conductivity.

Sulfosuccinate protonated conductive polyaniline composition, process for producing the same, and molded object thereof

There is disclosed a process for producing a styrenic polymer which comprises polymerizing at least one styrenic monomer by the use of a polymerization catalyst comprising in combination (A) at least one transition metal compounds, (B) an aluminoxane, (C) a coordination complex compound comprising a cation and an anion in which a plurality of radicals are bonded to a metal and (D) an organoaluminum compound. The above process is capable of producing a styrenic polymer which has high degree of syndiotactic configuration and a wide range of molecular weight distribution and is minimized in residual metallic components at a low production cast with a high efficiency.

Process and catalyst for producing styrenic polymer

Catalyst for production of vinyl-based polymer and process for

Process for producing styrenic polymer

Catalyst for producing sytrenic polymer and process for producing

Process for producing aromatic vinyl compound-based copolymer

Process for preparing olefin polymer, and ethylenic polymer

Catalyst for producing aromatic vinyl compound-based polymer composition

There are disclosed a transition metal compound of the general formula RMX.sub.a-1 L.sub.b (R is as a .pi. ligand, a fused polycyclic cyclopentadienyl group in which at least one of many-membered rings to which cyclopentadienyl groups are fusedly bonded is a saturated ring, M is a transition metal, X is a .sigma. ligand, L is a Lewis base, a is the valency of M, and b is 0, 1 or 2); a polymerization catalyst for styrene, etc. comprising the above transition metal, preferably further comprising an oxygen atom containing compound ionic compound or organoboron compound and optionally a Lewis base; and a process for producing a polymer of a compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated double bond or an acetylenic polymer, especially a syndiotactic polystyrene by using the above polymerization catalyst. The catalyst is particularly effectivive for producing highly syndiotactic polystyrene minimized in residual metals amounts at a low cost in enhanced efficiency.

Transition metal compound, polymerization catalyst using same and

There are disclosed a catalyst which comprises (A) a titanium compound having one .pi. electron-based ligand (e.g. pentamethylcyclopentadienyl group) or two same .pi. electron-based lignads and (B) an ionic compound comprising a non-coordinate anion and a cation of an element typifying the group 4 elements of the Periodic Table (e.g. triphenylcarbonium tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate; a catalyst comprising (C) an alkylating agent (e.g. triisobutylaluminum) in addition to the components (A) and (B); and a process for producing a styrenic polymer by the use of any of the aforesaid catalysts. By using the aforementioned catalyst and process, a highly syndiotactic styrenic polymer can be efficiently produced.

Process for producing a styrenic polymer

There are disclosed a catalyst for producing an aromatic vinyl compound polymer which catalyst comprises a contact product between an (A) trivalent titanium compound and a (B) compound represented by the general formula (II) or (III)

Catalyst for producing aromatic vinyl compound polymer and process for

There are disclosed a process for producing a styrene polymer having a high degree of syndiotactic configuration at a reduced cost and an enhanced efficiency, and a catalyst to be used therefor which comprises (A) a specific transition-metal compound, (B) a specific coordination complex compound and (C) a compound having an alkyl group. The catalyst according to the present invention is inexpensive compared with the conventional catalyst containing aluminoxane as the major ingredient, and exhibits a high activity in polymerizing a styrenic monomer into styrene polymer with a high degree of syndiotacticity as well as a high yield and conversion rate.

Process for producing a styrene polymer and a catalyst for use therein

There are disclosed a process for producing a styrene polymer having a high degree of syndiotactic configuration at a reduced cost and an enhanced efficiency, and a catalyst to be used therefore which comprises (A) a specific transition-metal compound, (B) a specific coordination complex compound and (C) a compound having an alkyl group. The catalyst according to the present invention is inexpensive compared with the conventional catalyst containing aluminoxane as the major ingredient, and exhibits a high activity in polymerizing a styrenic monomer into styrene polymer with a high degree of syndiotacticity as well as a high yield and conversion rate.

Process for producing a styrene polymer having high degree of

Disclosed is a process for producing a styrene-based polymer by contacting a styrene-type monomer with alkylaluminoxane previously, adding a transition metal compound and then polymerizing of the styrene-type monomer. By using the process of the present invention, polymerization of a styrene-type monomer can be carried out with a high catalytic activity, and a styrene-based polymer having high syndiotacticity can be obtained with high efficiency. The sytrene-based polymer having a high degree of syndiotactic configuration of this invention has various excellent physical properties such as heat resistance and chemical resistance, and can be effectively and widely utilized for various applications.

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Ichihara, Japan

Mizutomo Takeuchi