Recoverable polymer-bound homogeneous catalysts for catalytic chain transfer process

A chain transfer catalyst composition represented by central moiety CAT and one or more substituents Poly positioned on CAT to form

• CAT-(Poly)x
• wherein said Poly radicals are linear or branched polymers with an average chain length equal to or greater than 20 atoms;
• wherein x is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
• and
• wherein said moiety CAT is defined such that the compound CAT-(R1)x is a chain transfer catalyst,
• wherein R1 is independently H or CH3.

A composition comprising ligand structures represented by:

• wherein each A is independently selected from the group consisting of R51, OR52 and Y-Poly and wherein at least one A is Y-Poly;
• wherein R51 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halide, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl radical;
• wherein R52 is independently chosen from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl radical;
• wherein Poly is a moiety comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer, oxyalkylated polyethylene polymer, fluoropolymer, linear polystyrenes, poly(isopropylacrylamide), polyisobutylene and copolymers thereof, said polymer having an average chain length equal to or greater than 20 atoms and where Poly-H is characterized as being soluble in polymerization medium during polymerization;
• wherein Y represents a linker moiety selected from the group consisting of diradicals consisting of unsubstituted and substituted alkyl, unsubstituted and substituted aryl, unsubstituted and substituted heteroaromatic, —O—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —S—, —C(S)O—, —N(R53)C(O)—, —C(O)N(R54)—, —S(O)2O—, —S(O)2N(R55)—, —OS(O)2—, —N(R56)S(O)2—, —CH2—, —OC(O)O—, —OC(O)N(R57)—, —N(R58)— and —N(R59)C(O)O—, wherein R53, R54, R55, R56, R57, R58, R59 is independently chosen from hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl radical.

A composition comprising the ligand structures represented by:

• wherein each A independently chosen from R60, OR61 and Y-Poly and wherein at least one A is Y-Poly;
• wherein R60 is independently chosen from hydrogen, halide, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl radical;
• wherein R61 is independently chosen from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl radical;
• wherein Poly represents a linear or branched polymer radical with an average chain length greater than or equal to 20 atoms;
• wherein Y represents a linker moiety selected from the group of diradicals consisting of unsubstituted and substituted alkyl, unsubstituted and substituted aryl, unsubstituted and substituted heteroaromatic, —O—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —S—, —C(S)O—, —N(R64)C(O)—, —C(O)N(R65)—, —S(O)2O—, —S(O)2N(R66)—, —OS(O)2—, —N(R67)S(O)2—, —CH2—, —OC(O)O—, —OC(O)N(R68)—, —N(R69)— and —N(R70)C(O)O—, wherein R64, R65, R66, R67, R68, R69, R70 is independently chosen from hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl radical.

A composition comprising ligand structures represented by:

• wherein each A is independently selected from the group consisting of R71, OR72 and Y-Poly and wherein at least one A is Y-Poly;
• wherein R71 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halide, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl radical;
• wherein R72 is independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl radical;
• wherein Poly represents a linear or branched polymer radical with an average chain length greater than or equal to 20 atoms;
• wherein Y represents a linker moiety selected from the group consisting of diradicals consisting of unsubstituted and substituted alkyl, unsubstituted and substituted aryl, unsubstituted and substituted heteroaromatic, —O—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —S—, —C(S)O—, —N(R73)C(O)—, —C(O)N(R74)—, —S(O)2O—, —S(O)2N(R75)—, —OS(O)2—, —N(R76)S(O)2—, —CH2—, —OC(O)O—, —OC(O)N(R77)—, —N(R78)— and —N(R79)C(O)O—, wherein R73, R74, R75 R76, R77, R78, R79, is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl radical;
• wherein Z2 is a diradical selected from the group consisting of —(CR802)n— where n equals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, and structures:

A composition comprising the ligand structures represented by:

• wherein each A independently chosen from R81, OR82 and Y-Poly and wherein at least one A is Y-Poly;
• wherein R81 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halide, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl radical;
• wherein R82 is independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl radical;
• wherein Poly represents a linear or branched polymer radical with an average chain length greater than or equal to 20 atoms;
• wherein Y represents a linker moiety selected from the group of diradicals consisting of unsubstituted and substituted alkyl, unsubstituted and substituted aryl, unsubstituted and substituted heteroaromatic, —O—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —S—, —C(S)O—, —N(R83)C(O)—, —C(O)N(R84)—, —S(O)2O—, —S(O)2N(R85)—, —OS(O)2—, —N(R86)S(O)2—, —CH2—, —OC(O)O—, —OC(O)N(R87)—, —N(R88)— and —N(R89)C(O)O—, wherein R83, R84, R85, R86, R87 R88, R89 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl radical;
• wherein (CR902)n represents an aliphatic diradical where n equals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8;
• and wherein R90 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl radical.