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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
May. 13, 2003
Richard E. Campbell, Jr., Midland, MI (US);
Jerzy Klosin, Midland, MI (US);
Ravi B. Shankar, Midland, MI (US);
Francis J. Timmers, Midland, MI (US);
Robert K. Rosen, Houston, TX (US);
Dow Global Technologies Inc., Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
Compounds and metal complexes comprising a polycyclic, fused ring ligand or inertly substituted derivative thereof having up to 60 atoms other than hydrogen, said ligand comprising at least: (1) a cyclopentadienyl ring, (2) a 6, 7, or 8 membered ring other than a 6-carbon aromatic ring, and (3) an aromatic ring, with the proviso that said 6, 7, or 8 membered ring (2), is fused to both the cyclopentadienyl ring (1), and the aromatic ring (3), polymerization catalysts, a process to prepare the novel compounds and complexes, and olefin polymerization processes using the same are disclosed.