Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Targor Gmbh

Other

Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.

Ticona Gmbh

Mitsui Petrochemical Ind. Ltd.

Thomas Weller

Frank Osan

Frank Kuber

Michael Aulbach

Michael-Joachim Brekner

Bernd Bachmann

Gerhard Erker

Alexandra Jacobs

Michael Riedel

Christian Psiorz

Jurgen Rohrmann

Wolfgang Anton Herrmann

Hans-Friedrich Herrmann

Michael Meier

Wilfried Hatke

Peter Wilharm

Frank K Uber

Vincent J Sullivan

J Urgen Rohrmann

Markus Morawietz

Otto Herrmann-Sch&ouml;nherr

Polymer alloy comprising a) one or more cycloolefin copolymers and b) one or more types of core/shell particles.

Blends of cycloolefin and core/shell polymers

The present invention relates to a metallocene compound of the formula I, ##STR1## where Cp is an unsubstituted or substituted cyclopentadienyl group, Ind is unsubstituted or substituted indenyl, M is a tetravalent metal, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are, independently of one another, identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -hydrocarbon radical, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are, independently of one another, identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -hydrocarbon radical, m is 1 or 2 and k and l are 1 when m is 1 when m is 1 and k and l are zero when m is 2. The metallocene compound is suitable as a catalyst component for olefin polymerization.

Metallocene compound

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a cycloolefin copolymer by polymerization of at least one cyclic olefin and at least one acyclic olefin in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one metallocene compound of the formula I, ##STR1## where L is a .pi.-ligand, L' is a .pi.-ligand, T is a bridge between L and L', M is a tetravalent transition metal, m is 1 or 2 and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are, independently of one another, identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -hydrocarbon radical.

Process for preparing a cycloolefin copolymer

The present invention relates to a stereorigid metallocene compound containing, as ligands, at least two substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl groups which are bonded to one another via a monocyclic or polycyclic ring system, where at least one cyclopentadienyl group is fused to the monocyclic or polycyclic ring system, and to a process for the preparation of a cycloolefin copolymer. The cycloolefin copolymers obtained in this way have high tear strengths and are suitable for the production of extrusion parts and injection moldings.

Metallocenes as catalysts in the preparation of cycloolefin copolymers

Cycloolefin polymers having a high viscosity number are obtained by polymerization of a polycyclic olefin and, if desired, an acyclic olefin and/or a monocyclic olefin in the presence of a catalyst system which comprises an aluminoxane and a metallocene compound of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.16 is fluorenyl or indenyl and R.sup.17 is cyclopentadienyl and the bridge R.sup.18 contains silicon.

Process for preparing cycloolefin polymer

Metallocenes, and their use as catalysts

A process for preparing a cycloolefin copolymer by polymerization of at least one cycloolefin and at least one acyclic olefin in the presence of a catalyst which contains at least one cocatalyst and at least one metal-locene of the formula (I) ##STR1##

Process for preparing cycloolefin copolymers

Transparent cycloolefin copolymers having a high tensile strength are obtained by polymerization of a polycyclic olefin, ethylene and, if desired, an acyclic olefin and/or a monocylcic olefin in the presence of a catalyst system which comprises a cocatalyst and an asymmetrical metallocene compound of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.16 is cyclopentadienyl and R.sup.17 is indenyl.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polyolefin by polymerization of at least one olefin in the presence of a stereorigid metallocene compound containing, as ligands, at least two substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl groups bonded to one another via a monocyclic or polycyclic ring system, in which at least one cyclopentadienyl group is fused to the monocyclic or polycyclic ring system.

Process for the preparation of polyolefins

A material of a cycloolefin copolymer has a structure of alternating cycloolefin sequences, and has crystallinity in a temperature range from 210.degree. to 320.degree. C. The cycloolefin is prepared by polymerization of at least one polycyclic olefin, monocyclic and/or acyclic olefin with an open-chain olefin using a catalyst of a metallocene and an aluminoxane.

Process for preparation and purification of material of a cycloolefin

As starting materials for substrates for optical storage disks, cycloolefin copolymers (COC) are produced by a polymerization process in which the polymerization is terminated at a point in time at which the molar-mass distribution M.sub.w /M.sub.n is &lt;2.0, or COC blends are produced which are composed of a first component having M.sub.w &lt;30,000 g/mol and M.sub.w /M.sub.n .ltoreq.2, preferably &lt;2, and a second component having M.sub.w &gt;15,000 g/mol and M.sub.w /M.sub.n less than/equal to 4 and greater than/equal to 2. The substrate is produced by thermal deformation either of a single COC having a molar-mass distribution M.sub.w /M.sub.n of &lt;2 or of a blend composed of such a COC and one or more COCs having a molar-mass distribution of 2.ltoreq.M.sub.w /M.sub.n &lt;4 and M.sub.w of between 15,000 and 250,000 g/mol.

Substrate composed of at least one cycloolefin copolymer for recording

Polyarylene ethers that contain xanthone units and have a very high heat resistance can be prepared from inexpensive, readily accessible monomers by polycondensation in a basic medium under essentially anhydrous conditions in the presence or absence of an aromatic solvent at temperatures of from 150.degree. to 400.degree. C. Xanthone monomers and also hydroxyhalogen-substituted benzophenone compounds may be used as starting materials.

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