The object of the present invention is to provide a production method of an α-olefin low polymer, wherein a low polymer of an α-olefin is obtained in high yield. The present invention relates to that when an inert gas is allowed to exist in a gas phase part of a reactor
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in the proportion of from 0.010 to 50.00% by volume, and an α-olefin is subjected to low polymerization reaction in a solvent in the presence of a chromium series catalyst comprising a chromium compound (a), at lest one nitrogen-containing compound (b) selected from the group consisting of an amine, an amide and an imide, and an aluminum-containing compound (c), an unreacted α-olefin and the solvent separated from a reaction liquid are circulated into the reactor
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, and where the proportion of the inert gas in the gas phase exceeds 50.00% by volume, the inert gas is discharged outside the reaction system from a gas phase part of the reactor
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and/or a circulation piping
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of an unreacted α-olefin.
本发明的目的是提供一种α-烯烃低聚物的生产方法,其中通过高产率获得α-烯烃的低聚物。本发明涉及当在反应器10的气相部分中允许存在惰性气体的体积比为0.010至50.00%时,在存在包括
铬化合物(a)、至少一种从胺、酰胺和
亚胺组成的氮含量化合物(b)以及含铝化合物(c)的
铬系催化剂的情况下,将α-烯烃在溶剂中进行低聚合反应,未反应的α-烯烃和从反应液中分离的溶剂循环进入反应器10,当气相中惰性气体的比例超过50.00%时,将惰性气体从反应器10的气相部分和/或未反应的α-烯烃的循环管道21中排出到反应系统外。