申请人:Polysar Rubber Corporation
公开号:US05428119A1
公开(公告)日:1995-06-27
A process for producing high cis-1,4-polybutadienes using a catalyst system based on a rare earth compound that exhibits improved catalytic activity is provided which process comprises polymerizing 1,3-butadiene in a polymerization medium comprising a hydrocarbon solvent at a temperature of from about 0.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C. in the presence of a catalyst system which is a mixture of (1) a rare earth carboxylate selected from the group of neodymium carboxylates wherein the carboxylate has from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, (2) an alkyl aluminum chloride selected from the group of compounds represented by the formulae R.sup.2 AlCl.sub.2, R.sup.2.sub.3 Al.sub.2 Cl.sub.3 and R.sup.2.sub.2 AlCl wherein R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbon residue having from 8 to 12 carbon atoms and (3) an organo aluminum compound of the formula R.sup.3.sub.2 AlH wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, the ratio of the mols of the rare earth carboxylate to the mols of (2) plus (3) is in the range from about 1:1.5 to about 1:100, to the desired conversion.
提供一种使用基于稀土化合物的催化剂体系制备高顺-1,4-聚丁二烯的方法,该方法包括在聚合介质中聚合1,3-丁二烯,所述聚合介质包括一种烃溶剂,在温度从约0℃到约120℃的条件下,在催化剂体系的存在下进行,所述催化剂体系是(1)从具有4到12个碳原子的羧酸钕羧酸盐组中选择的稀土羧酸盐,(2)从由式R.sup.2 AlCl.sub.2、R.sup.2.sub.3 Al.sub.2 Cl.sub.3和R.sup.2.sub.2 AlCl表示的化合物组中选择的烷基铝氯化物,其中R.sup.2是具有8到12个碳原子的烃基残基,以及(3)式为R.sup.3.sub.2 AlH的有机铝化合物,其中R.sup.3是具有2到6个碳原子的烷基,稀土羧酸盐的摩尔数与(2)和(3)的摩尔数之比在约1:1.5到约1:100的范围内,以达到所需的转化率。