The present disclosure provides transition metal catalysts and the respective bridged phenolate ligands contained on the catalyst, as well as, catalyst systems and polymerization processes for producing polyolefins. The catalysts and the catalyst systems provide catalytic activity values of greater than 100 kg/mmol-hr, such as greater than 400 kg/mmol-hr or greater than 500 kg/mmol-hr.

The present disclosure provides transition metal catalysts and the respective bridged phenolate ligands contained on the catalyst, as well as, catalyst systems and polymerization processes for producing polyolefins. The catalysts and the catalyst systems provide catalytic activity values of greater than 100 kg/mmol-hr, such as greater than 400 kg/mmol-hr or greater than 500 kg/mmol-hr.

This invention relates to a catalyst system including the reaction product of a support (such as a fluorided silica support that preferably has not been calcined at a temperature of 400 C. or more), an activator and at least two different transition metal catalyst compounds; methods of making such catalyst systems, polymerization processes using such catalyst systems and polymers made therefrom.

This invention relates to a catalyst system including the reaction product of a support (such as a fluorided silica support that preferably has not been calcined at a temperature of 400 C. or more), an activator and at least two different transition metal catalyst compounds; methods of making such catalyst systems, polymerization processes using such catalyst systems and polymers made therefrom.

Disclosed herein is a catalyst system including a first catalyst compound represented by Formula (I):

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and a second catalyst compound that is a bridged or unbridged metallocene. M is a group 4 metal. X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are independently a univalent C1-C20 hydrocarbyl, C1-C20 substituted hydrocarbyl, a heteroatom or a heteroatom-containing group, or X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 join together to form a C4-C62 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure. R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 is independently hydrogen, C1-C40 hydrocarbyl, C1-C40 substituted hydrocarbyl, a heteroatom or a heteroatom-containing group, or two or more of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, or R.sup.10 are joined together to form a C4-C62 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof. Q is a neutral donor group. Methods of polymerizing with the catalyst system to produce polyolefin polymers are also disclosed.

Disclosed herein is a catalyst system including a first catalyst compound represented by Formula (I):

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and a second catalyst compound that is a bridged or unbridged metallocene. M is a group 4 metal. X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are independently a univalent C1-C20 hydrocarbyl, C1-C20 substituted hydrocarbyl, a heteroatom or a heteroatom-containing group, or X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 join together to form a C4-C62 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure. R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 is independently hydrogen, C1-C40 hydrocarbyl, C1-C40 substituted hydrocarbyl, a heteroatom or a heteroatom-containing group, or two or more of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, or R.sup.10 are joined together to form a C4-C62 cyclic or polycyclic ring structure, or a combination thereof. Q is a neutral donor group. Methods of polymerizing with the catalyst system to produce polyolefin polymers are also disclosed.

This invention relates to a polymerization catalyst system comprising group 8 or 9 containing non-coordinating anion activator, a polymerization catalyst compound, optional support, and optional scavenger. Preferably, the activator comprises a compound represented by the formula: H.sub.s(L).sub.mM where M is a group 8 or 9 metal, s is 0 or 1, m 1, 2, 3, or 4, each L ligand is independently CO, NR.sub.3, PR.sub.3, where each R, independently is halogen, haloalkyl, or haloaryl) or optionally two or more L ligands may together form a multiply-valent ligand complex. Further, this invention relates to anon-coordinating anion activator represented by the formula: [Z.sub.d].sup.+[H.sub.sL.sub.mM].sup.d, where M, s, m, L, are as defined above, d is 1, 2, or 3 and Z is (L-H) or a reducible Lewis acid; L is a neutral Lewis base; H is hydrogen, and (L-H) is a Bronsted acid. This invention also relates to a process for making a polymeric product comprising contacting a C2-C40 alpha-olefin feed with the polymerization catalyst system to obtain a polymerization reaction mixture; and obtaining a polymer product from the polymerization reaction mixture.

This invention relates to a polymerization catalyst system comprising group 8 or 9 containing non-coordinating anion activator, a polymerization catalyst compound, optional support, and optional scavenger. Preferably, the activator comprises a compound represented by the formula: H.sub.s(L).sub.mM where M is a group 8 or 9 metal, s is 0 or 1, m 1, 2, 3, or 4, each L ligand is independently CO, NR.sub.3, PR.sub.3, where each R, independently is halogen, haloalkyl, or haloaryl) or optionally two or more L ligands may together form a multiply-valent ligand complex. Further, this invention relates to anon-coordinating anion activator represented by the formula: [Z.sub.d].sup.+[H.sub.sL.sub.mM].sup.d, where M, s, m, L, are as defined above, d is 1, 2, or 3 and Z is (L-H) or a reducible Lewis acid; L is a neutral Lewis base; H is hydrogen, and (L-H) is a Bronsted acid. This invention also relates to a process for making a polymeric product comprising contacting a C2-C40 alpha-olefin feed with the polymerization catalyst system to obtain a polymerization reaction mixture; and obtaining a polymer product from the polymerization reaction mixture.

A composition comprising vinyl-terminated polyethylene having an Mn from about 200 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol; and a comb polyolefin having polyethylene arms attached to a random copolymer backbone, said backbone including units derived from an alpha-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, where the polyethylene arms have an Mn from about 200 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol, and where the comb polyolefin has an Mp from about 7,500 to about 400,000 g/mol.

A composition comprising vinyl-terminated polyethylene having an Mn from about 200 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol; and a comb polyolefin having polyethylene arms attached to a random copolymer backbone, said backbone including units derived from an alpha-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, where the polyethylene arms have an Mn from about 200 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol, and where the comb polyolefin has an Mp from about 7,500 to about 400,000 g/mol.