Amido-Benzoquinone Catalyst Systems and Processes Thereof

A catalyst system comprising a catalyst compound and an activator, wherein the catalyst compound is represented by Formula (I):

• wherein:
• M is a group 8, 9, or 10 transition metal;
• L is a Lewis base;
• j is 0, 1, or 2;
• X is an anionic ligand;
• k is 0, 1, or 2;
• and
• R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 hydrocarbyl, —CN, —NR′2, —OR′, halogen, —NO2, —SiR′3, five-, six-, or seven-membered heterocyclyl (where each R′ is independently hydrogen, C1-C30 hydrocarbyl, and R′ is optionally substituted by halogen, or two R′ radicals optionally bond to form a five- or six-membered ring), or —SiR″3, —SiR″2(OR′), —SiR″(OR′)2, or —Si(OR′)3 (where each R″ and R′ is independently hydrogen, C1-C30 hydrocarbyl, or two R″ radicals optionally bond to form a five- or six-membered ring);
• where R1, R2, R3, and R4 are optionally substituted by halogen, —NO2, —CN, —CF3, —CF2CF3, —CH2CF3, —NR′2, —OR′, —OSi(OR′)3, where each R′ is independently hydrogen, C1-C30 hydrocarbyl, and R′ is optionally substituted by halogen, or two R′ radicals optionally bond to form a five- or six-membered ring, or —SiR″3 where each R″ is independently hydrogen, C1-C30 hydrocarbyl, or two R″ radicals optionally bond to form a five- or six-membered ring;
• and
• the activator is represented by the Formula (II):
• wherein:
• M′ is selected from boron, aluminum, or gallium;
• E1, E2, and E3 are independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur or halogen;
• Ra, Rb, and Rc are independently selected from a C1-C22-alkyl, C2-C22-alkenyl, C6-C22-aryl, arylalkyl where alkyl has from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and aryl has from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, alkylaryl where alkyl has from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and aryl has from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a support material, or two or more of Ra, Rb, and Rc are optionally bonded to form a five-, six- or seven-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, the heterocyclic ring comprising at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S;
• where Ra, Rb, and Rc are optionally substituted by halogen, —NO2, —CF3, —CF2CF3, —CH2CF3, —NR′2, —OR′(where each R′ is independently hydrogen, C1-C22-hydrocarbyl, and R′ is optionally substituted by halogen, or two R′ radicals optionally bond to form a five- or six-membered ring), or —SiR″3 (where each R″ is independently hydrogen, C1-C22-hydrocarbyl, or two R″ radicals optionally bond to form a five- or six-membered ring);
• w is 0 if E1 is a halogen, y is 0 if E2 is a halogen, and z is 0 if E3 is a halogen;
• w is 1 if E1 is oxygen or sulfur and w is 2 if E is nitrogen or phosphorus;
• y is 1 if E2 is oxygen or sulfur and y is 2 if E2 is nitrogen or phosphorus;
• and
• z is 1 if E3 is oxygen or sulfur and z is 2 if E3 is nitrogen or phosphorus.