Organometal compound catalyst

A process to produce a catalyst composition, said process comprising contacting at least one organometal compound, at least one organoaluminum compound, and at least one treated solid oxide compound to produce said catalyst composition,

• wherein said organometal compound has the following general formula:
• (X1)(X2)(X3)(X4)M1
• wherein M1 is selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium;
• wherein (X1) is independently selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadienyls, indenyls, fluorenyls, substituted cyclopentadienyls, substituted indenyls, and substituted fluorenyls;
• wherein substituents on said substituted cyclopentadienyls, substituted indenyls, and substituted fluorenyls of (X1) are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups, cyclic groups, combinations of aliphatic and cyclic groups, silyl groups, alkyl halide groups, halides, organometallic groups, phosphorus groups, nitrogen groups, boron groups, and germanium groups;
• wherein at least one substituent on (X1) can be a bridging group which connects (X1) and (X2);
• wherein (X3) and (X4) are independently selected from the group consisting of halides, aliphatic groups, substituted aliphatic groups, cyclic groups, substituted cyclic groups, combinations of aliphatic groups and cyclic groups, combinations of substituted aliphatic groups and cyclic groups, combinations of aliphatic groups and substituted cyclic groups, combinations of substituted aliphatic groups and substituted cyclic groups, amido groups, substituted amido groups, phosphido groups, substituted phosphido groups, alkyloxide groups, substituted alkyloxide groups, aryloxide groups, substituted aryloxide groups, organometallic groups, and substituted organometallic groups;
• wherein (X2) is selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadienyls, indenyls, fluorenyls, substituted cyclopentadienyls, substituted indenyls, substituted fluorenyls, halides, aliphatic groups, substituted aliphatic groups, cyclic groups, substituted cyclic groups, combinations of aliphatic groups and cyclic groups, combinations of substituted aliphatic groups and cyclic groups, combinations of aliphatic groups and substituted cyclic groups, combinations of substituted aliphatic groups and substituted cyclic groups, amido groups, substituted amido groups, phosphido groups, substituted phosphido groups, alkyloxide groups, substituted alkyloxide groups, aryloxide groups, substituted aryloxide groups, organometallic groups, and substituted organometallic groups;
• wherein substituents on (X2) are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups, cyclic groups, combinations of aliphatic groups and cyclic groups, silyl groups, alkyl halide groups, halides, organometallic groups, phosphorus groups, nitrogen groups, boron groups, and germanium groups;
• wherein at least one substituent on (X2) can be a bridging group which connects (X1) and (X2);
• wherein said organoaluminum compound has the general formula:
• Al(X5)n(X6)3-n
• wherein (X5) is a hydrocarbyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms;
• wherein (X6) is a halide, hydride, or alkoxide;
• and
• wherein “n” is a number from 1 to 3 inclusive;
• and
• wherein said treated solid oxide compound is produced by a process comprising:
• 1) contacting a solid oxide compound with at least one vanadium-containing compound to produce a vanadium-containing solid oxide compound;
• 2) calcining said vanadium-containing solid oxide compound;
• and 3) contacting said vanadium-containing solid oxide compound with at least one halogen-containing compound to produce said treated solid oxide compound;
• wherein said halogen is selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine;
• wherein said solid oxide compound is selected from the group consisting of alumina, aluminophosphate, aluminosilicate, and mixtures thereof.