# US 7,410,925 B2 · Metal compound, and catalyst component and catalyst for addition polymerization, and process for producing addition polymer

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- Number: US 7,410,925 B2
- Document ID: US7410925B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/241,941
- Filed: 2005-10-04
- Published: 2006-02-09
- Granted: 2008-08-12
- Earliest claimed: 2003-01-20
- Assignees: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
- Inventors: Kazuo Takaoki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7410925B2

## CPC

- C07F 17/00: Metallocenes
- C08F 10/00: Homopolymers and copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond
- C08F 4/65927: {two cyclopentadienyl rings being mutually bridged}
- C08F 210/16: Copolymers of ethene with alpha-alkenes, e.g. EP rubbers
- C07F: ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM (metal-containing porphyrins C07D487/22)
- C08F: MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS

## Abstract

A metal compound obtained by a process comprising the step of contacting, in a specific ratio, a compound represented by the formula BiL1r, a compound represented by the formula R1s-1TH, and a compound represented by the formula R23-nJ(OH)n; a catalyst component for addition polymerization comprising the metal compound; a catalyst for addition polymerization using the catalyst component; and a process for producing an addition polymer using the catalyst.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting with one another the following component (a), 0.1 to 8 mol of the following component (b) per 1 mol of the component (a), and 0.6 to 8 mol of the following component (c) per 1 mol of the component (a):
(a) a compound represented by the following formula [1],
BiL1r [1],
(b) a compound represented by the following formula [2],
R1s-1TH [2],
and
(c) a compound represented by the following formula [3],
R23-nJ(OH)n [3],
wherein r is the valence of Bi; L1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a hydrocarbonoxy group, and when two or more L1's exist, they are the same as or different from one another; T is a non-metal atom of the Group 15 or 16 in the periodic table; s is the valence of T; R1 is an electron-withdrawing group or an electron-withdrawing group-containing group, and when two or more R1's exist, they are the same as or different from one another; n is 2 or 3; J is an atom of the Group 13 in the periodic table; and R2 is a hydrocarbon group, and when two or more R2's exist, they are the same as or different from one another.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 1, wherein T is a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 1, wherein R1 is a halogenated hydrocarbon group.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 1, wherein the compound (b) is a fluorinated phenol.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 1, wherein the compound (b) is pentafluorophenol.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 1, wherein Bi has the valence of 3.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 1, wherein J is a boron atom.

### Claim 8

A process for producing a catalyst for addition polymerization, which comprises the steps of:
(i) contacting with one another the following component (a), 0.1 to 8 mol of the following component (b) per 1 mol of the component (a), and 0.6 to 8 mol of the following component (c) per 1 mol of the component (a):
(a) a compound represented by the following formula [1],
BiL1r [1],
(b) a compound represented by the following formula [2],
R1s-1TH [2],
and
(c) a compound represented by the following formula [3],
R23-nJ(OH)n [3],
wherein r is the valence of Bi; L1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a hydrocarbonoxy group, and when two or more L1s exist, they are the same as or different from one another; T is a non-metal atom of the Group 15 or 16 in the periodic table; s is the valence of T; R1 is an electron-withdrawing group or an electron-withdrawing group-containing group, and when two or more R1s exist, they are the same as or different from one another; n is 2 or 3; J is an atom of the Group 13 in the periodic table; and R2 is a hydrocarbon group, and when two or more R2s exist, they are the same as or different from one another,
thereby producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization; and
(ii) contacting with one another:
the catalyst component for addition polymerization;
a compound represented by the following formula [4],
L2aMX1b [4],
wherein a is a number satisfying 0<a≦8; b is a number satisfying 0<b≦8; & M is a metal atom of the Groups 3 to 12 or lanthanide series of the periodic table; L2 is a group having a cyclopentadienyl type anion skeleton, or a group containing a hetero-atom, and when two or more L2s exist, they are the same as or different from one another, and they may be linked with one another directly or through a group containing a carbon atom, a silicon atom, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a phosphorus atom; X1 is a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group excluding the group having a cyclopentadienyl type anion skeleton, or a hydrocarbonoxy group, and when two or more X1s exist, they are the same as or different from one another, and
an organoaluminum compound.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 8, wherein T is a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 8, wherein R1 is a halogenated hydrocarbon group.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 8, wherein the compound (b) is a fluorinated phenol.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 8, wherein the compound (b) is pentafluorophenol.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 8, wherein Bi has the valence of 3.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 8, wherein J is a boron atom.

### Claim 15 (depends on 8)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 8, wherein the compound represented by the following formula [4] is a metallocene compound.

### Claim 16 (depends on 8)

The process for producing a catalyst component for addition polymerization according to claim 8, wherein the organoaluminum compound is a compound represented by the following formula [8],
R6dAlY3-d [8],
wherein d is a number satisfying 0<d≦3; R6 is a hydrocarbon group, and when two or more R6s exist, these are the same as or different from one another; Y is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an hydrocarbonoxy group, and when two or more Ys exist, they are the same as or different from one another.

### Claim 17 (depends on 8)

A process for producing an addition polymer, which comprises the steps of:
(i) contacting an addition polymerizable monomer with a catalyst for addition polymerization produced according to the process of claim 8; and
(ii) polymerizing the addition polymerizable monomer in the presence of the catalyst for addition polymerization.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The process for producing an addition polymer according to claim 17, wherein the addition polymerizable monomer is an olefin.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The process for producing an addition polymer according to claim 17, wherein the addition polymerizable monomer is a combination of ethylene and an α-olefin.