Organometal catalyst composition

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 solid to produce a catalyst substantially free of aluminoxane compounds and fluoro organic borate compounds,

• 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 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, germanium groups, and hydrogen;
• 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, germanium groups, and hydrogen;
• wherein at least one substituent on (X2) can be a bridging group which connects (X1) and (X2);
• wherein said organoaluminum compound has the following 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;
• wherein said solid is selected from the group consisting of titanium tetrafluoride, zirconium tetrafluoride, and a treated solid oxide compound;
• wherein said treated solid oxide compound comprises a solid oxide compound having titanium tetrafluoride or zirconium tetrafluoride deposited on the surface of said solid oxide compound;
• and
• wherein said solid oxide comprises oxygen and at least one element selected from the group consisting of groups 2-9 and 11-17 of the Periodic Table of Elements, including lanthanides and actinides.