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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
May. 03, 2000
Leslie Shane Moody, Johnson City, TN (US);
Peter Borden Mackenzie, Kingsport, TN (US);
Christopher Moore Killian, Gray, TN (US);
Gino Georges Lavoie, Kingsport, TN (US);
James Allen Ponasik, Jr., Blountville, TN (US);
Thomas William Smith, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jason Clay Pearson, Kingsport, TN (US);
Anthony Gerard Martin Barrett, Chiswick, GB;
Geoffrey William Coates, Ithaca, NY (US);
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
Catalyst compositions useful for the polymerization or oligomerization of olefins are disclosed. Certain of the catalyst compositions comprise metal complexes of mono through tetradentate ligands comprising N-pyrrolyl substituted nitrogen donors bonded to the metal. Also disclosed are processes for the polymerization or oligomerization of olefins using the catalyst compositions.