Lg Chem, Ltd

Seung-Whan Jung

Choong-Hoon Lee

Eun-Jung Lee

Jung-A Lee

Jong-Joo Ha

Don-Ho Kum

Bo-Ram Lee

Dong-Kyu Park

Bun-Yeoul Lee

Ki-Su Ro

Byung-Kwon Lim

Seong-Jin Kim

Ki-Soo Lee

Heon-Yong Kwon

Dae-Sik Hong

Seon-Kyoung Kim

Jong-Sang Park

Yong-Gyu Han

Joon-Hee Cho

Yang-Kee Kim

The present invention provides a novel transition metal complex where a monocy-clopentadienyl ligand to which an amido group is introduced is coordinated, a method for synthesizing the complex, and olefin polymerization using the same. The method for preparing a transition metal complex according to the present invention comprises a step of blocking a by-reaction of a nitrogen atom using a compound containing a protecting group, and thus it is possible to prepare a transition metal complex in a simpler manner in a high yield. Further, the transition metal complex according to the present invention has a pentagon ring structure having an amido group connected by a phenylene bridge in which a stable bond is formed in the vicinity of a metal site, and thus, sterically monomers can easily approach the transition metal complex.

Method for preparing transition metal complexes, transition metal complexes prepared using the method, catalyst composition containing the complexes

The present invention relates to a preparation method of olefin polymers using a catalyst composition containing a transition metal compound. In detail, the present invention provides a preparation method of olefin polymer using a catalyst composition comprising a transition metal compound, wherein the preparation method comprises introducing a scavenger to a continuous solution polymerization reactor in a specific range of amount to give the olefin polymer with good productivity.

Process for preparation of olefin polymers

The present invention relates to an ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer comprising long chain branches (LCB), while having a narrow molecular weight distribution. The ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer can be prepared by a continuous solution polymerization process using an activated catalyst composition containing a Group 4 transition metal compound having a monocyclopentadienyl ligand, to which a quinoline amino group is introduced.

Long chain-branched ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer

The present invention relates to an ethylene &#x3b1;-olefin copolymer having a narrower molecular weight distribution, and a uniform distribution of comonomer. The ethylene &#x3b1;-olefin copolymer according to the present invention has a uniform comonomer distribution and exhibits a lower density in the same comonomer content, unlike conventional ethylene copolymers having a random or blocky comonomer distribution.

Ethylene &#x3b1;-olefin copolymer

The present invention relates to a novel cyclopentadienyl compound, a fourth group transition metal compound having the cyclopentadienyl compound, a method of preparing the fourth group transition metal compound, a method of preparing an olefin polymer by using the fourth group transition metal compound, and an olefin polymer prepared by using the method.

Fourth group transition metal compound having cyclopentadienyl ligand, method of preparing compound, and method of preparing olefin polymer using compound

The present invention provides a novel transition metal complex where a monocyclopentadienyl ligand to which an amido group is introduced is coordinated, a method for synthesizing the complex, and olefin polymerization using the same. The method for preparing a transition metal complex according to the present invention comprises a step of blocking a by-reaction of a nitrogen atom using a compound containing a protecting group, and thus it is possible to prepare a transition metal complex in a simpler manner in a high yield. Further, the transition metal complex according to the present invention has a pentagon ring structure having an amido group connected by a phenylene bridge in which a stable bond is formed in the vicinity of a metal site, and thus, sterically monomers can easily approach the transition metal complex.

The present invention provides a new supported catalyst for olefin polymerization prepared by reacting a novel transition metal compound on a cocatalyst-supported support, in which the transition metal compound is coordinated with a monocyclopentadienyl ligand to which an amido-quinoline group is introduced, a method for preparing the same, and a method for preparing a polyolefin using the same. The transition metal catalyst compound used in the present invention is configured such that an amido group is linked in a cyclic form via a phenylene bridge. Thus, a pentagon ring structure of the transition metal compound is stably maintained, so that monomers easily approach the transition metal compound and the reactivity is also high. Accordingly, if the supported catalyst for olefin polymerization prepared according to the present invention is applied to the copolymerization of ethylene and monomers having large steric hindrance in a slurry or a gas phase process, a linear, a linear, high molecular weight polyolefin having a very low density of 0.900 to 0.970 g/cc or less can be obtained.

Supported catalyst for olefin polymerization using transition metal compound having phenylene-bridge, method for preparing the same, and method for preparing polyolefin using the same

The present invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising a novel structure of a Group 4 transition metal compound, to a method for preparing the same, and to a method for preparing a polyolefin using the catalyst composition. The method for preparing a polyolefin according to the present invention can be used for preparing a polyolefin having a high molecular weight and high copolymerizability with a high activity even at a high polymerization temperature and for preparing a polyolefin having a double composition distribution.

Catalyst composition comprising Group 4 transition metal complexes and method for preparing polyolefins using the same

The present invention provides a novel mononuclear transition metal compound, a novel binuclear transition metal compound, a novel organic amine or phosphorous compound, and a method for preparing the same. The mononuclear transition metal compound according to the present invention is configured such that a cyclopentadienyl group and an amido or phosphorous group are bridged via a phenylene bridge. The binuclear transition metal compound according to the present invention is configured such that the two bridged mononuclear transition metal compounds configured such that a cyclopentadienyl group and an amido or phosphorous group are bridged via a phenylene bridge are linked via a bridging group located at the phenylene bridge. According to the present invention, the mononuclear transition metal compound, the binuclear transition metal compound, the organic amine or phosphorous compound can be prepared in a simple manner by using suzuki-coupling reaction with a high yield.

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Seung-Whan Jung