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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2002
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);
Shaoguang Feng, Midland, MI (US);
Dow Global Technologies Inc., Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
Metal complexes comprising a polycyclic, fused ring ligand or inertly substituted derivative thereof comprising at least: (1) a cyclopentadienyl ring, (2) a 7 membered polyatomic ring, and (3) one or more aromatic ring systems, with the proviso that said 7 membered ring (2), is fused to both the cyclopentadienyl ring (1), and said one or more aromatic ring systems (3), and substituted in at least one ring position with a substituent group resulting in sp hybridization on the ring atom bonded thereto; polymerization catalysts; and olefin polymerization processes using the same are disclosed.