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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
May. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tobin J. Marks, Evanston, IL (US);
Liting Li, Evanston, IL (US);
You-Xian Chen, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark H. McAdon, Midland, MI (US);
Peter N. Nickias, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/102 ; C07F 5/02 ; C08F 4/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/102 ; C07F 5/02 ; C08F 4/52 ;
Abstract
A catalyst activator particularly adapted for use in the activation of metal complexes of metals of Group 3-10 for polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers, especially olefins, comprising a neutral (Lewis acid) or charge separated (cation/anion pair) comprising a boron ligand containing a fluorinated organic group containing from 10 to 1000 non-hydrogen atoms.