Method of Preparing Ethylene-alpha-Olefin-Diene Copolymer

A method of preparing an ethylene-α-olefin-diene copolymer by using a transition metal catalyst composition including a transition metal compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 below:

• In Chemical Formula 1, M is a Group 4 transition metal in the Periodic Table of Elements;
• n is an integer of 1 or 2, each R1 may be the same or different when n is 2;
• R1 is hydrogen, (C1-C50)alkyl, halo(C1-C50)alkyl, (C3-C50)cycloalkyl, (C6-C30)aryl, (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C50)alkyl, ((C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl)(C1-C50)alkyl, —NRaRb, —SiRcRdRe, or 5- through 7-membered N-heterocycloalkyl containing at least one nitrogen atom;
• R2 and R3 each are independently hydrogen, (C1-C50)alkyl, (C1-C50)alkoxy, halo(C1-C50)alkyl, (C3-C50)cycloalkyl, (C6-C30)aryl, (C6-C30)aryloxy, (C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryloxy, (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C50)alkyl, ((C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl)(C1-C50)alkyl, —NRaRb or —SicRdRe;
• R4, R5, R10, R11 and R12 each are independently (C1-C50)alkyl, halo(C1-C50)alkyl, (C3-C50)cycloalkyl, (C6-C30)aryl, (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C50)alkyl, ((C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl)(C1-C50)alkyl, —NRaRb, or —SiRcRdRe, and R11 and R12 may be linked via (C4-C7)alkylene to form a ring;
• R6, R7, R8 and R9 each are independently hydrogen, (C1-C50)alkyl, halo(C1-C50)alkyl, (C3-C50)cycloalkyl, (C1-C50)alkoxy, (C6-C30)aryl, (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C50)alkyl, ((C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl)(C1-C50)alkyl, (C6-C30)aryloxy, (C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryloxy, N-carbazolyl, —NRaRb, or —SiRcRdRe, or may be linked to an adjacent substituent via (C1-C5)alkylene to form a ring, and at least one —CH2— of the alkylene may be substituted by a hetero atom selected from —O—, —S—, and —NR′—, and the alkylene may be further substituted with (C1-C50)alkyl;
• aryl of R1 to R12 may be further substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of (C1-C50)alkyl, halo(C1-C50)alkyl, (C1-C50)alkoxy, (C6-C30)aryloxy, (C6-C30)aryl, (C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl, and (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C50)alkyl;
• R′ and Ra to Re each are independently (C1-C50)alkyl or (C6-C30)aryl;
• and
• X1 and X2 each are independently halogen, (C1-C50)alkyl, (C2-C50)alkenyl, (C3-C50)cycloalkyl, (C6-C30)aryl, (C6-C30)aryl(C1-C50)alkyl, ((C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryl)(C1-C50)alkyl, (C1-C50)alkoxy, (C6-C30)aryloxy, (C1-C50)alkyl(C6-C30)aryloxy, (C1-C50)alkoxy(C6-C30)aryloxy, (C1-C50)alkylidene, or an anion or dianion ligand consisting of 60 or less atoms containing N, P, O, S, Si, and halogen, except hydrogen, provided that one of X1 and X2 is a dianion ligand, the other is ignored.