Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Yoshio Yagi

Masahiro Kakugo

Tatsuya Miyatake

Koozi Mizunuma

Kazuhiro Watanabe

A catalyst for production of 1,4-polybutadiene which comprises as the catalyst component (A) a transition metal compound represented by the formula M(R).sub.l (OR').sub.m X.sub.n-(l+m), wherein M denotes a transition metal atom, R and R' each denote a hydrocarbon group of 1-20 carbon atoms, X denotes a halogen atom, and l, m and n denote numerals satisfying the equations l.gtoreq.0, m.gtoreq.0 and n-(l+m).gtoreq.0, n corresponding to the valence of the transition metal, as the catalyst component (B) an organoaluminum compound represented by the formula AlR.sup.1.sub.a X'.sub.3-a, wherein R.sup.1 denotes a hydrocarbon group of 1-20 carbon atoms, X denotes a halogen atom, and a denotes a numeral satisfying the equation 1.gtoreq.a.gtoreq.3, or an aluminoxane obtained by the reaction of said organoaluminum compound with water, and as the catalyst component (C) an organic compound having at least two hydroxyl groups.

Process for selective production of cis-1,4-polybutadiene

A catalyst for production of 1,4-polybutadiene which comprises as the catalyst component (A) a transition metal compound represented by the formula M(R)l(OR')m X.sub.n-(l+m), wherein M denotes a transition metal atom, R and R' each denote a hydrocarbon group of 1-20 carbon atoms, X denotes a halogen atom, and l, m and n denote numerals satisfying the equations l.gtoreq.0, m.gtoreq.0 and n-(l+m).gtoreq.0, n corresponding to the valence of the transition metal, as the catalyst component (B) an organoaluminum compound represented by the formula AlR.sup.1.sub.a X'.sub.3-a, wherein R.sup.1 denotes a hydrocarbon group of 1-20 carbon atoms, X denotes a halogen atom, and a denotes a numeral satisfying the equation 1.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.3, or an aluminoxane obtained by the reaction of said organoaluminum compound with water, and as the catalyst component (C) an organic compound having at least two hydroxyl groups.

Process for selective production of trans-1,4-polybutadiene

Alternating copolymers having a high alternating degree and high isotacticity, which can be produced by copolymerizing ethylene and an aromatic vinyl monomer in the presence, as a catalyst, of a transition metal compound, aluminoxane and a specific organic compound having at least two hydroxyl groups.

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