Ube Industries, Inc.

Takefumi Yano

Haruo Ueno

Michimasa Shimizu

Shigeru Ikai

Tokuji Inoue

Yoshiyuki Kai

Sakae Yuasa

Masanori Tamura

Hiroshi Sato

Toshikazu Machida

Nobuhiro Tsujimoto

Yasuhiro Tanaka

Motozo Yoshikiyo

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Kazuhiro Akikawa

Toshifumi Fukunaga

Kei Tsukahara

Chikara Kotani

The invention has an object to provide a catalyst for polymerizing or copolymerizing an &#x3b1;-olefin, catalyst constituent thereof, and method of polymerizing &#x3b1;-olefins with the catalyst, for production of &#x3b1;-olefin polymers or copolymers with high hydrogen response, high polymarization reaction rate, high stereoregularity and excellent melt fluidity. The invention discloses a catalyst constituent of the catalyst for polymerizing or copolymerizing an &#x3b1;-olefin, represented by Formula 37 or 38:Si(OR)(NRR)Formula 37(where in Formula 37, Ris a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms; Ris a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms or hydrogen; and Ris a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms)RNSi(OR)Formula 38(where in Formula 38, Ris a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and RN is a cyclicl amino group).

Catalysts for polymerization or copolymerization of &#x3b1;-olefins, catalyst components thereof, and processes for polymerization of &#x3b1;-olefins with the catalysts

A high cis-1,4-polybutadiene is produced, with reduced gel formation, by preparing a catalyst from (A) a cobalt compound, (B) a trialkyl (C.sub.1-10) aluminum compound, (C) a halide compound selected from those of formulae (1) and (2): (1) AlR.sup.2.sub.m X.sub.3-m, and (2) R.sup.3 --X, wherein R.sup.2 =C.sub.1-10 hydrocarbon, X=halogen, m=0 to 2, R.sup.3 =C.sub.1-40 hydrocarbon, and (D) water in an amount of 0.77 to 1.45 moles per mole of total Al in components (B) and (C); and polymerizing 1,3-butadiene in the presence of the resultant catalyst in a polymerization medium including an alkane, cycloalkane and/or olefin hydrocarbon.

Process for producing polybutadiene

Poly-.alpha.-olefin, for example, polypropylene, is produced by subjecting a feed containing an .alpha.-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, to a preliminary polymerization at 40.degree. C. or less in the presence of a catalyst which comprises (A) a solid catalytic ingredient prepared (a) by reacting a Grignard compound of the formula, R.sup.3 MgX wherein R.sup.3 =C.sub.1-8 alkyl and X=halogen, with a reaction product of an aluminium halide with an organic silicon compound of the formula, R.sub.n.sup.1 Si(OR.sup.2).sub.4-n, wherein R.sup.1 =C.sub.1-8 alkyl or phenyl, R.sup.2 =C.sub.1-8 alkyl, n=0, or 1 to 3, (b) bringing the resultant solid carrier into a first contact with titanium tetrahalide, (c) treating the resultant titanium-containing solid product with an organic acid ester, and, finally, (d) bringing the treated solid product into a second contact with titanium tetrahalide; (B) another catalytic ingredient consisting of a trialkyl aluminium of the formula, AlR.sub.3.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 =C.sub.2-6 alkyl; and a further catalytic ingredient consisting of an organic acid ester, and then, by subjecting a polymerization mixture containing the above-mentioned catalyst, the preliminary polymer and free .alpha.-olefin to a final polymerization at a temperature above 40.degree. C.

Method for polymerizing .alpha.-olefin

An ethylene polymer is produced with an excellent yield by bringing a feed containing ethylene into contact with a catalyst which comprises (A) a solid catalytic ingredient prepared (a) by reacting a Grignard compound with a reaction product of an aluminum halide with an organic silicon compound of the formula, R.sup.1.sub.n Si(OR.sup.2).sub.4-n, wherein R.sup.1 =C.sub.1-8 alkyl or phenyl, R.sup.2 =C.sub.1-8 alkyl and n=1, 2 or 3 and (b) by bringing the resultant solid reaction product into contact with titanium tetrahalide and (B) another catalytic ingredient consisting of at least one trialkyl aluminum.

Method for polymerizing ethylene

Poly.alpha.-olefin, for example, polypropylene, is produced with an excellent yield by bringing, in the presence of an organic acid ester, a feed, containing at least one .alpha.-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, for example, propylene, into contact with a catalyst which comprises (A) a solid catalytic ingredient prepared (a) by reacting a Grignard compound of the formula, R.sup.3 MgX wherein R.sup.3 =C.sub.1-8 alkyl and X=halogen, with a reaction product of an aluminium halide with an organic silicon compound of the formula, R.sub.n.sup.1 Si(OR.sup.2).sub.4-n, wherein R.sup.1 =C.sub.1-8 alkyl or phenyl, R.sup.2 =C.sub.1-8 alkyl, n=1, 2 or 3, (b) bringing the resultant reaction product into a first contact with titanium tetrahalide, (c) treating the resultant titanium-containing solid product with an organic acid ester, and, finally, (d) bringing the treated solid product into a second contact with titanium tetrahalide, and; (B) another catalytic ingredient consisting of a trialkyl aluminium of the formula, AlR.sub.3.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 =C.sub.2-6 alkyl.

An .alpha.-olefin polymer having an excellent H.I. is produced with a high yield by bringing, in the presence of an organic acid ester, a feed containing at least one .alpha.-olefin, having 3 or more carbon atoms, into contact with a catalyst composed of:

An ethylene polymer is produced with an excellent yield by bringing a feed containing ethylene into contact with a catalyst which comprises (A) a solid catalytic ingredient prepared (a) by reacting a Grignard compound with an aluminium halide-tetraalkoxysilane reaction product and (b) bringing the resultant reaction product into contact with titanium tetrahalide and; (B) another catalytic ingredient consisting of a trialkyl aluminium.

Method for polymerizing ethylene by means of a novel titanium containing

Poly-.alpha.-olefin having an excellent H. I. is produced with an excellent yield by bringing, in the presence of an organic acid ester, a feed, containing at least one .alpha.-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, into contact with a catalyst which comprises (A) a solid catalytic ingredient prepared (a) by reacting a Grignard compound with an aluminium halide-tetraalkoxysilane reaction product, (b) bringing the resultant reaction product into a first contact with titanium tetrahalide, (c) treating the resultant titanium-containing solid product with an organic acid ester, and, finally, (d) bringing the treated solid product into a second contact with titanium tetrahalide, and; (B) another catalytic ingredient consisting of a trialkyl aluminium.

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