Vanadium phosphinic complex having general formula (I) or (II):

V(X).sub.3[P(R.sub.1).sub.n(R.sub.2).sub.3-n].sub.2  (I)

V(X).sub.3[(R.sub.3).sub.2P(R.sub.4)P(R.sub.3).sub.2]  (II)

wherein: X represents an anion selected from halogens; or is selected from the following groups: thiocyanate, isocyanate, sulfate, acid sulfate, phosphate, acid phosphate, carboxylate, dicarboxylate; R.sub.1, identical or different among them, represent a hydrogen atom, or an allyl group (CH.sub.2═CH—CH.sub.2—); or are selected from alkyl groups C.sub.1-C.sub.20, linear or branched, optionally halogenated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl groups; n is an integer ranging from 0 to 3; R.sub.2, identical or different among them, are selected from optionally substituted aryl groups; R.sub.3, identical or different among them, represent a hydrogen atom, or an allyl group (CH.sub.2═CH—CH.sub.2—); or are selected from alkyl groups C.sub.1-C.sub.20, linear or branched, optionally halogenated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl groups, optionally substituted aryl groups; R.sub.4 represents a group —NR.sub.5 wherein R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom, or is selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl groups, linear or branched; or R.sub.4 represents an alkylene group —(CH.sub.2)p- wherein p represents an integer ranging from 1 to 5;
provided that in the general formula (I), in case n is equal to 1 and R.sub.1 is methyl, R.sub.2 is different from phenyl.
Said phosphinic vanadium complex having general formula (I) or (II) can be advantageously used in a catalytic system for the (co)polymerization of conjugated dienes.

A resin composition, a shaped article, a fiber, a film and a sheet. The resin composition includes two or more kinds of polyolefin resins (A), and 0.05 to 10 mass % of an α-olefin (co)polymer (B) satisfying requirements (b-1) to (b-3): (b-1) A methyl group index is 40 to 60%. The methyl group index is a ratio of an integral of a peak observed in a range of 0.50 to 1.15 ppm to an integral of peaks observed in a range of 0.50 to 2.20 ppm in a .sup.1H-NMR spectrum of a solution of the (co)polymer (B) in deuterated chloroform, positions of the peaks being calculated relative to a solvent peak at 7.24 ppm assigned to CHCl.sub.3 in deuterated chloroform as a reference. (b-2) A weight average molecular weight determined by GPC is 1,500 to 20,000. (b-3) No melting point is observed from −100 to 150° C. in DSC.

A resin composition, a shaped article, a fiber, a film and a sheet. The resin composition includes two or more kinds of polyolefin resins (A), and 0.05 to 10 mass % of an α-olefin (co)polymer (B) satisfying requirements (b-1) to (b-3): (b-1) A methyl group index is 40 to 60%. The methyl group index is a ratio of an integral of a peak observed in a range of 0.50 to 1.15 ppm to an integral of peaks observed in a range of 0.50 to 2.20 ppm in a .sup.1H-NMR spectrum of a solution of the (co)polymer (B) in deuterated chloroform, positions of the peaks being calculated relative to a solvent peak at 7.24 ppm assigned to CHCl.sub.3 in deuterated chloroform as a reference. (b-2) A weight average molecular weight determined by GPC is 1,500 to 20,000. (b-3) No melting point is observed from −100 to 150° C. in DSC.

This disclosure is generally directed to polymerization catalysts derived from 1,5-diazabicyclooctanes, catalyst systems utilizing such catalysts, and processes to polymerize alpha olefins therewith.

Disclosed herein are EPDM-VNB copolymers that have a low molecular weight and are liquid at room temperature. The copolymers include: ethylene, propylene, and vinyl norbornene, where the copolymers have a molecular weight from about 2,500 g/mol to about 1,000,000 g/mol, and where the copolymers have a viscosity from about 1,000 cP to about 2,500,000 cP at 100° C.

Disclosed herein are EPDM-VNB copolymers that have a low molecular weight and are liquid at room temperature. The copolymers include: ethylene, propylene, and vinyl norbornene, where the copolymers have a molecular weight from about 2,500 g/mol to about 1,000,000 g/mol, and where the copolymers have a viscosity from about 1,000 cP to about 2,500,000 cP at 100° C.

A method can be used for manufacturing an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer for a fuel cell. A polymerization step includes subjecting an organic chelate compound forming a coordinate bond, a vanadium-based Ziegler-Natta catalyst, an organoaluminum compound, and ethylene, propylene, and diene monomers, together with a solvent, to polymerization in a reactor. A separation step includes recovering residual catalysts and unreacted monomers from the stream discharged from the reactor. An acquisition step includes recovering the solvent from the stream deprived of the residual catalysts and unreacted monomers to acquire the ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer.

A method can be used for manufacturing an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer for a fuel cell. A polymerization step includes subjecting an organic chelate compound forming a coordinate bond, a vanadium-based Ziegler-Natta catalyst, an organoaluminum compound, and ethylene, propylene, and diene monomers, together with a solvent, to polymerization in a reactor. A separation step includes recovering residual catalysts and unreacted monomers from the stream discharged from the reactor. An acquisition step includes recovering the solvent from the stream deprived of the residual catalysts and unreacted monomers to acquire the ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer.

A method can be used for manufacturing an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer for a fuel cell. A polymerization step includes subjecting an organic chelate compound forming a coordinate bond, a vanadium-based Ziegler-Natta catalyst, an organoaluminum compound, and ethylene, propylene, and diene monomers, together with a solvent, to polymerization in a reactor. A separation step includes recovering residual catalysts and unreacted monomers from the stream discharged from the reactor. An acquisition step includes recovering the solvent from the stream deprived of the residual catalysts and unreacted monomers to acquire the ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer.

A method can be used for manufacturing an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer for a fuel cell. A polymerization step includes subjecting an organic chelate compound forming a coordinate bond, a vanadium-based Ziegler-Natta catalyst, an organoaluminum compound, and ethylene, propylene, and diene monomers, together with a solvent, to polymerization in a reactor. A separation step includes recovering residual catalysts and unreacted monomers from the stream discharged from the reactor. An acquisition step includes recovering the solvent from the stream deprived of the residual catalysts and unreacted monomers to acquire the ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer.