# US 2017/0283530 A1 · Catalyst component for olefin polymerization and application thereof

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- Number: US 2017/0283530 A1
- Document ID: US20170283530A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/630,801
- Filed: 2017-06-22
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2013-10-31
- Assignees: Beijing Lihe Technology Ltd
- Applicants: Beijing Lihe Technology Ltd.
- Inventors: Zhiwu WANG; Shuhang LI; Huashu LI; Junwei ZHANG; Shubin LI; Jinsong DAI; Qingli MA; Hao CHEN; Lige LI; Wei BAI; Fengyao LEI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170283530A1

## CPC

- C08F 110/06: Propene
- C07C 69/757: having any of the groups OH, O—metal, —CHO, keto, ether, acyloxy, [IMAGE cpc-sch-C07C-0958.gif] groups,[IMAGE cpc-sch-C07C-0959.gif] groups, or[IMAGE cpc-sch-C07C-0960.gif] in the acid moiety
- C08F 4/6494: {containing oxygen}
- C07C 2601/10: the ring being unsaturated
- C07C 2603/18: Fluorenes; Hydrogenated fluorenes
- C08F: MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
- C07C: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

## Abstract

Provided is a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, which comprises Mg, Ti, a halogen and an electron donor. The electron donor is selected from at least one of ring-substituted ether-acid ester compounds of the general formula (I). Also provided are a catalyst containing the solid catalyst component and the application of the catalyst in reactions of olefin polymerization, particularly in the reaction of propylene polymerization.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising: Mg, Ti, a halogen and an electron donor, the electron donor being selected from at least one of ring-substituted ether-acid ester compounds of the general formula (I):
wherein, A, B, C, D, and E are each carbon atoms, or are selected from N, O and S heteroatoms; W, X, Y, Z, and m are each 0, 1 or 2; with the proviso that
when n is equal to 0:
IX) B is a nitrogen atom, A, C and D are each carbon atoms, X is 1, W, Y and Z are each 2; or
X) C is a nitrogen atom, A, B and D are each carbon atoms, Y is 1, W, X and Z are each 2; or
XI) C is an oxygen atom, A, B, and D are each carbon atoms, Y is 0, W, X and Z are each 2; or
XII) A and C are each oxygen atoms, W and Y are each 0, X and Z are each 2; or
XIII) B is an oxygen atom, A, C and D are each carbon atoms, X is 0, W, Y and Z are each 2; or
XIV) A, B, C and D are each carbon atoms and bonded to each other through a single bond, W, X, Y and Z are each 2; or
XV) A, B, C and D are each carbon atoms, B and C are bonded through a double bond, X and Y are each 1, W and Z are each 2; or
XVI) A, B, C and D are each carbon atoms, A and D, B and C, respectively, are bonded through a double bond, W, X, Y and Z are each 1;
when n is equal to 1:
x) D is a nitrogen atom, A, B, C, and E are each carbon atoms, Z is 1, W, X, Y, and m are each 2; or
xi) E is a nitrogen atom, A, B, C and D are each carbon atoms, m is 1, W, X, Y and Z are each 2; or
xii) E is an oxygen atom, A, B, C and D are each carbon atoms, m is 0, W, X, Y and Z are each 2; or
xiii) C and D are each oxygen atoms, A, B and E are each carbon atoms, Y and Z are each 0, W, X, and m are each 2; or
xiv) D is an oxygen atom, A, B, C, and E are each carbon atoms, Z is 0, W, X, Y, and m are each 2; or
xv) B is an oxygen atom, A, C, D, and E are each carbon atoms, X is 0, W, Y, Z, and m are each 2;
xvi) A, B, C, D, and E are each carbon atoms, W, X, Y, Z, and m are each 2;
xvii) A, B, C, D, and E are each carbon atoms, B and C are bonded through a double bond, X and Y are each 1, W, Z, and m are each 2; or
xviii) A, B, C, D, and E are each carbon atoms, A and D, B and C, respectively, are bonded through a double bond, W, X, Y and Z are each 1, m is 2;
when n is equal to 2:
A and B are each carbon atoms, W and X are each 2, C and D are each carbon atom, sulfur atom, oxygen atom or nitrogen atom, Y and Z are each 2 or 0, E represents two carbon atoms bonded through a single bond or a double bond, when the two carbon atoms of E are bonded through a double bond, m is equal to 1, and when the two carbon atoms of E are bonded through a single bond, m is equal to 2;
R1 and R4 are same or different C1-C20 hydrocarbon group; R2, R3, R5-R9 are same or different, and are selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and C1-C20 hydrocarbon group;
said R1-R9 optionally contain one or more R atoms as a substituent of a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom, or both, where R is a heteroatom, linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, C3-C20 cycloalkyl, C6-C20-aryl, C7-C20 alkaryl and C7-C20 aralkyl group; wherein any two groups of R1-R9 may be bonded to each other to form one or more spiro ring or fused ring structures, with the proviso that either D, A, R5 and R8 together do not form a benzyl ring, or that B, C, R7 and R6 together do not form a benzyl ring.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization according to claim 1, wherein the compounds of the general formula (I) are of the following general formula (II):
wherein A, B, C and D are each carbon atoms and bonded to each other through a single bond, R1-R8 groups are defined as in the general formula (I), R5-R8 groups are same or different groups.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization according to claim 2, wherein the compounds of the general formula (II) are of the following general formula (III):
wherein R1-R8 groups are defined as in the general formula (I), R5-R8 groups are same or different groups.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization according to claim 1, wherein the compounds of the general formula (I) are of the following general formula (IV):
wherein R1-R8 groups are defined as in the general formula (I).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization according to claim 1, wherein said compounds of the general formula group (I) are selected from the group consisting of the following compounds:
five-membered ring ether-acid ester compounds:
ethyl 1-(1,1-vinyldioxyethyl)cyclopentane-1-carboxylate; ethyl 2-(1-methoxycyclopentane)-2-methoxy acetate; methyl 1-(methoxymethyl)cyclopentane carboxylate; methyl 1-(benzyloxymethyl)cyclohexyl carboxylate; ethyl 1-(4,4,6-trimethyl-[1,3]azapyran-2-yl)-cyclopentyl carboxylate; methyl 2-chloro-methoxyethyl-1-cyclopentyl carboxylate; bi(cyclohexyl carboxylic acid methyl ester) methyl methyl ether; ethyl 2-benzyloxy-(1,1-vinyldioxyethyl)cyclopentyl carboxylate; dimethyl-1-methoxybicyclo[2.2.2]oct-8-ene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid methyl ester; 1-methoxybicyclo[2.2.2]oct-9-ane, trimethyl-1-methoxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,6,10-tricarboxylate; 1-methoxy-1-cyclopentane carboxylic acid ethyl ester-3-phenyl-propylene; 2-benzyloxymethyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-(tetrahydropyran-2-oxy)oxocyclopentane; 2-benzyloxy-2-ethoxycarbonyl-cyclopentanol; methyl 1-(1-methoxyethyl)cyclopentane carboxylate; 2-methyl-2-(1-cyclopentyl carboxylic acid ethyl ester-1-yl)-4-methylene-1,3-oxopropane; methy1-(3,4-dihydro-1H-isopyran-1-yl) cyclopentyl carboxylate; ethyl 1-(methoxymethyl)cyclopentane carboxylate; methyl-1-(ethoxymethyl)cyclopentane carboxylate; 2-benzyloxymethyl-1-cyclopentanonecarboxylic acid ethyl ester; methyl 1-benzyloxymethyl-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate; methyl-hexahydro-2,2,7-trimethyl-6-oxo[1,3]dioxo[5,4-b]pyrrole-4a-carboxylate; methyl-2-benzyloxymethyl-5-carbonylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate; methyl-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-4,5-dicarbonylpyrrole-3-carboxylate; methyl 3-methoxymethyl-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; 1-tert-butoxycarbonylmethyl-3-methoxymethyl-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; methyl 1-benzyl-3-methoxymethyl-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; 2-ethoxymethyl-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 1-tert-butyl ester 2-methyl ester; 2-isopropoxymethyl-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 1-tert butyl ester 2-ethyl ester; methyl 3-methoxymethyl-1-(3-methylphenyl)-4,5-dicarbonylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; methyl 3-methoxy-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,5-dicarbonylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; methyl 3-methoxymethyl-1-(4-bromophenyl)-4,5-dicarbonylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; methyl 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxymethyl-4,5-dicarbonylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; ethyl 3-ethoxymethyl-1-phenyl-4,5-dicarbonylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; ethyl 3-ethoxymethyl-1-(3-methylphenyl)-4,5-dicarbonylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; ethyl 3-methoxymethyl-2-carbonyl-tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylate; ethyl 3-isopropoxymethyl-2-carbonyl-tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylate; ethyl 1-(4,4,6-trimethyl-[1,3]oxazin-2-yl)-cyclopentyl carboxylate; methyl-3-ethyl-2-[(2-trimethylsilylethoxy) methoxymethyl]1,4-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane-2-carboxylate; methyl 5-oxo-phenyl-2-deoxy-4-methoxycarbonyl-D-pentofuranoside; 2-benzyloxymethyl-3-(2-methoxyvinyl)-2-methoxycarbonyl-1,4-oxaspiro[4.4]nonane; 4-pentenyl-5-benzyl-2-deoxy-4-methoxycarbonyl-D-pentofuranoside; methyl 5-O-benzyl-3-O-(t-butyldimethylsilane)-2-deoxy-4-methoxycarbonyl-D-pentofuranoside; 1-(2-benzyloxymethyl-3-hydroxy-2-methoxycarbonyl-5-tetrahydrofuran)thymine; 4-N-acetyl-1-(2-benzyloxymethyl-3-hydroxy-2-methoxycarbonyl-5-tetrahydrofuran)cytosine; 4-N-acetyl-5-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-4-methoxycarbonyl-cytosine; methyl-3,3-dimethyl-8-[5-methyl-2 (1-H), 4-(3H)-dioxopyridine-1yl]-2,4-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]non-6-carboxylate; methyl-1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-2-benzyloxymethyl-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-methylene-5-pyrrolidin-2-carbaldehyde; methyl 2-(hydroxymethoxymethyl) 1-methoxy-5-carbonylpyrrolidin-2-carboxylate; ethyl (2-cyclopentyl-[1,3]dioxolan-2-)-1-ethyl-2-oxa-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole-3-carboxylate; benzyloxycarbonyl-thioprolyl-thioproline diethyl acetal; benzyloxycarbonyl-thioprolyl-thioproline dibutyl acetal; benzyloxycarbonyl-thiprolyl-thioproline dimethyl acetal; methyl-2-(benzyloxymethyl)-3-hydroxy-4-methylene-5-carbonylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate; 1-tert-butyl-2-methyl-2-(benzyloxymethyl)-5-oxo-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate; methyl-2-benzyloxymethyl-3-tertbutyldimethylsilyloxy-4-methyl-5-carbonylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylate; 1-tert-butyl-2-methyl-2 (benzyloxymethyl)-3-hydroxy-4-methylene-5-oxopyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate; 5-tert-butyl-6-methyl-6-(benzyloxymethyl)-2-methyl-4-oxohexahydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]oxazole-5,6-dicarboxylate; methyl-1-(3,4-dihydro-1H-isobenzo-1-yl)cyclopentane carboxylate; tert-butyl-1-(1-ethoxy-3-phenyl-allyl)-2-carbonylcyclopentane carboxylate; 1-tert-butyl-2-methyl-2 (benzyloxymethyl)pyridine-1,2-dicarboxylate; N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-α-(methoxymethyl) proline ethyl ester; N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-α-(t-butylmethyl)proline ethyl ester; 1-tert-butyl-2-methyl-2-(benzyloxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylate; methyl 3-benzyloxymethyl-1-(2, 6-dimethylphenyl)-5-oxo-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate; ethyl 1-benzyl-2-(diethoxymethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate; methyl 2-benzyloxymethyl-1-methyl-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate; bi(9-methoxy carbonyl-fluoren-9-yl)-ether; methyl 3-[1-[2-(indol-3-yl)-1-oxo-ethyl]]-2-methoxy-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-ene-7-ethyl-1-carboxylate; methyl-2-methoxydibenzobicyclo-[3.2.1]octadien-1-carboxylate; methyl-benzyloxymethyl-2-cyclopent-2-ene-1-carboxylate; methyl-4-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-1-ethoxymethyl-cyclopent-2-ene-1-carboxylate; 8-benzyloxy-1-ethoxycarbonyl-5,7,7-trimethyl-2-(propan-2-ylidene)bicyclo[0.3.0]oct-2-ene; methyl-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-3-methoxy-1,2,3,3a,6,6a-hexahydropentene-3a-carboxylate; methyl-1-(t-butyldimethylsiloxymethyl)-1-di(hydroxymethyl)-3-methoxy-1,2,3,3a,6,6a-hexahydropentene-3a-carboxylate; methyl 1,1-bis(benzyloxymethyl)-3-methoxy-1,2,3,3a,6,6a-hexahydropentene-3a-carboxylate; 1,2,3,4,5-pentamer (methoxycarbonyl)-5-(methoxy methyl)cyclopentadiene;
six-membered ring ether acid-ester compounds:
methyl benzyloxymethyl-cyclohexyl carboxylate; ethyl 8-benzyloxymethyl-1,4-dioxo-spiro[4.5]decane-8-carboxylate; 2-benzyloxymethyl-2-ethoxycarbonylcyclohexanol; 2-benzyloxymethyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)oxycyclohexane; methyl 4-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-(1,1′-dicyclohexyl)-4-carboxylate; ethyl-1-(benzyloxymethyl)-4,4-difluorocyclohexanecarboxylate; ethyl 6-methoxymethyl-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane-6-carboxylate; 2-methoxymethyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-6-methyl cyclohexanol; ethyl 1-diethoxymethyl-cyclohexylcarboxylate; methyl methoxychloromethyl-cyclohexylcarboxylate; spiro[bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-2,2′-[1.3]dioxa-2,2′-[1.3]dioxolane]1-butyric acid methyl ester; ethyl 1-benzyloxymethyl-4-dimethoxycyclohexyl-carboxylate; ethyl benzyloxymethyl-4-methoxycyclohexyl-carboxylate; ethyl-4-methyl-1-methoxymethyl-4-trimethylsiloxycyclohexyl carboxylate; methyl 1-methoxymethyl-cyclohexylcarboxylate; methyl 1-(3,4-dihydro-1H-isobenzo-1-yl) cyclopentyl carboxylate; tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-1-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexane carboxylate; tert-butyl-4-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)-1-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexane carboxylate; tert-butyl-4-(5-aminopyridine-2-oxy)-1-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexane carboxylate; tert-butyl-1-methoxymethyl-4-(5-nitropyridin-2-oxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate; ethyl 1-(2-methoxy-ethoxymethyl)-cyclohexyl carboxylate; ethyl 4,4-difluoro-1-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl carboxylate; 4-benzyloxymethyl-piperidine-1,4-dicarboxylic acid 1-tert-butyl ester 4-ethyl ester; ethyl 4-benzyloxymethyl-piperidine-4-carboxylate; ethyl 1-((benzyloxymethyl)methyl)2-oxocyclohexane carboxylate; 2-benzyloxymethyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl cyclohexanol; 2-benzyloxymethyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)-oxy-cyclohexane; ethyl 4-methoxymethylpiperidine-4-carboxylate; methyl 5-methoxyethyl-2-phenyl-[1.3]dioxan-5-carboxylate; ethyl 2-oxacyclohexan-oxo-furo-[1.3]dithiane-2-carboxylate; diethyl-3-phenyl-6,6-(ethylenedioxy)-2-oxo-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-1,5-dicarboxylate; methyltetrahydro-(3,4-dihydro-1H-isobenzo-1-yl)-2H-pyran-4-carboxylate; methyltetrahydro-(3,4-dihydro-1H-isobenzo-1-yl)-2H-pyran-4-carboxylate; methyl 1-(3,4-dihydro-1H-isobenzo-1-yl)cyclohexanecarboxylate; methylenetetrahydro-3,4-dihydro-5-methyl-1H-isobenzo-1-yl)-2H-2-pyran-4-carboxylate; ethyl 4,4-difluoro-1-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexane carboxylate; ethyl 2-(methoxymethyl) tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-carboxylate; 3-methoxymethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-methyl-cyclohexen(1); methyl-2,3,3a,4,5,7a-hexahydro-3,3a-dimethyl-1,5-bi-[2-(trimethylethoxysilane-oxy]indene-7a-carboxylate; 1-benzyloxymethyl-1-methoxycarbonyl-2,5-cyclohexene;
seven-membered ring ether-ester compounds:
methyl 4-benzyl-7-methoxy-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,5-benzothia-4-carboxylate; methyl 4-benzyloxymethyl-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-methyl-7-oxo-6-oxa-3-aza-bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-4-carboxylate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The solid catalyst component according to claim 1, which is the reaction product of a titanium compound, a magnesium compound, and a ring-substituted ether-acid ester compound selected from the general formula (I), wherein a precursor of said magnesium compound is selected from at least one of: Mg(OR)2, XnMg(OR)2-n, MgCl2.mROH, R2-nMgXn, MgR2, MgCl2/SiO2, MgCl2/Al2O3, or mixture of magnesium halide and titanium alkoxide, wherein m is a number from 0.1 to 6, 0<n<2, X is halogen, R is hydrogen or C1-C20 hydrocarbon group; and wherein said titanium compound is represented by the general formula TiXn(OR)4-n, wherein R is C1-C20 hydrocarbon group, X is halogen, n=1-4.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A catalyst for polymerization of an olefin CH2═CHR, wherein R is hydrogen or hydrocarbon group having 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising: the reaction product of the following substances:
(a) a solid catalyst component according to claim 1;
(b) at least one organic aluminum compound of the general formula AlRnX(3-n), wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms; X is halogen, n is an integer of 0≦n≦3; and optionally,
(c) at least one external electron donor compound.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The catalyst according to claim 7, wherein the organic aluminum compound (b) is a trialkylaluminum compound.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The catalyst according to claim 8, wherein the trialkylaluminum compound is selected from the group consisting of trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n-butyl aluminum, tri-n-hexyl aluminum, trioctyl aluminum.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The catalyst according to claim 7, wherein said external electron donor (c) is selected from a siloxane compound of the general formula RnSi(OR1)4-n, wherein R and R1 are a C1-C18 hydrocarbon group which optionally includes heteroatoms; and n is an integer that satisfies 0≦n≦3.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A pre-polymerization catalyst for an olefin CH2═CHR polymerization, wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, comprising: a prepolymer obtained by pre-polymerization of the solid catalyst component according to claim 1 and the olefin.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The pre-polymerization catalyst according to claim 11, wherein the olefin for pre-polymerization is ethylene or propylene.
