申请人:Ijpeij Edwin
公开号:US20090012246A1
公开(公告)日:2009-01-08
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polymer comprising at least one aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl C
2-20
olefin in the presence of an ionic catalyst comprising an organometallic compound and an activator, and optionally a scavenger, characterized in that the organometallic compound is a compound according to formula (1): where: M is a metal of group 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, or the lanthanide series, and p is the valency of the metal M, A represents a neutral or anionic spectator ligand whose valency v is 0, 1 or 2, and q is an integer denoting the number of spectator ligands A, Z is an optional bridging moiety, n is the integer number of parallel bridging moieties Z, Y is an amidine-containing spectator ligand represented by formula (2): wherein the amidine-containing ligand is covalently bonded to the metal M via the imine nitrogen atom, Sub
1
is a substituent, which comprises a group 14 atom through which Sub
1
is bonded to the imine carbon atom. Sub
2
is a substituent, which comprises a heteroatom of group 15-16, through which Sub
2
is bonded to the imine carbon atom, r is an integer >0, L is an optional neutral Lewis basic ligand, j is an integer denoting the number of neutral ligands L, and X is an anionic ligand. The invention further relates to a organometallic compound according to formula (1) and a process for the preparation of this compound as well as to a UHMWPE having a weight average molecular weight of at least 4.000 kg/mol and a molecular weight distribution M
w
/M
n
of less than 2.6.
本发明涉及一种制备聚合物的方法,该聚合物包含至少一种脂肪族或芳香族C2-20烯烃,在离子催化剂的存在下进行。该离子催化剂包括一个有机金属化合物和一个活化剂,以及可选的清除剂。其中,所述有机金属化合物是符合以下公式(1)的化合物:
其中:M是3、4、5、6或7族金属或稀土系列金属,p是金属M的价,A代表中性或负离子观察配体,其价为0、1或2,q是表示观察配体A的数量的整数,Z是可选的桥接基团,n是平行桥接基团Z的整数,Y是含有酰胺基的观察配体,其由以下公式(2)表示:
其中,含有酰胺基的配体通过亚胺氮原子与金属M共价键合,Sub1是一个取代基,其中包括一个14族元素基团,通过Sub1与亚胺碳原子键合。Sub2是一个取代基,其中包括一个15-16族杂原子,通过Sub2与亚胺碳原子键合。r是大于0的整数,L是可选的中性路易斯碱配体,j是表示中性配体L的数量的整数,X是一个负离子配体。本发明还涉及符合公式(1)的有机金属化合物的制备方法,以及具有重量平均分子量至少为4.000 kg/mol,分子量分布Mw/Mn小于2.6的超高分子量聚乙烯的制备方法。