A compound may be useful as a co-catalyst for polymerizing olefin, diene, and acetylene. A fluorine-containing alkylammonium borate compound of formula (1):

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wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, may be highly active and useful as a co-catalyst used for the polymerization reactions of olefin, diene, and acetylene, compositions containing same. Production methods of such a fluorine-containing alkylammonium borate compound are also provided.

This invention relates to a novel group 2, 3 or 4 transition metal metallocene catalyst compound having at least one arenyl ligand substituted with: 1) a cyclopropyl group and, optionally, 2) at least one other group, such as a hydrocarbyl, a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group.

This invention relates to a compound represented by the formula: T.sub.yCp′.sub.mMG.sub.nX.sub.q wherein: Cp′ is a tetrahydroindacenyl group which may be substituted or unsubstituted, provided that when Cp′ is tetrahydro-s-indacenyl: 1) the 3 and/or 4 positions are not aryl or substituted aryl, 2) the 3 position is not directly bonded to a group 15 or 16 heteroatom, 3) there are no additional rings fused to the tetrahydroindacenyl ligand, 4) T is not bonded to the 2-position, and 5) the 5, 6, or 7-position is geminally disubstituted; M is a group 3, 4, 5, or 6 transition metal; G is a heteroatom group represented by the formula JR.sup.i.sub.z where J is N, P, O or S, R.sup.i is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl group, and z is 1 or 2; T is a bridging group; y is 0 or 1; X is a leaving group; m=1; n=1, 2 or 3; q=1, 2 or 3, and the sum of m+n+q is equal to the oxidation state of the transition metal.

The present invention relates to an olefin-based copolymer of which soluble fraction at a low temperature has a high weight average molecular weight, and which has high flowability and improved physical properties of hardness, flexural strength, tearing strength, etc., and a method for preparing the same.

An olefin-based polymer and method of making the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the olefin-based polymer has multiple crystallinity and satisfies the following: (1) two or more peaks in a temperature range of −20° C. to 120° C. when measured by cross-fractionation chromatography (CFC), and T(90)−T(50)<8.0° C., (2) a soluble fraction (SF) of 1 wt % or less at −20° C. in CFC, (3) 15° C.<elution temperature (Te)<50° C., and Te has a linear correlation with a density (d) of the polymer, and satisfies the following Equation 1, Te=1,220×d−A, wherein 1,031≤A≤1,039. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is an olefin-based polymer having relatively increased the ratio of high crystal regions, and exhibits excellent mechanical properties such as improved tensile strength, tear strength, and flexural modulus.

Low molecular weight, highly branched polyolefins are provided. Also provided are catalyst-mediated methods of making the low molecular weight, highly branched polyolefins and a catalyst system for carrying out the methods. The catalyst system is a homogeneous catalytic system that includes a single-site organozirconium complex and hydrocarbon-soluble perfluoroarylborate co-catalyst that is highly active for the oligomerization of olefin monomers in non-polar media.

Processes of polymerizing olefin monomers and catalyst systems. The catalyst systems include a non-hydrogen-generating post-metallocene procatalyst; a co-catalyst; and a hydrogenation procatalyst having the formula Cp.sub.2TiX.sub.nTiCp.sub.2 or Cp.sub.2TiX.sub.n, in which each Cp is cyclopentadienyl substituted with at least one (C.sub.1-C.sub.10)alkyl; each X is independently monoanionic or neutral, wherein each X is independently (C.sub.1-C.sub.40)hydrocarbon, (C.sub.1-C.sub.40)heterohydrocarbon, (C.sub.1-C.sub.40)hydrocarbyl, (C.sub.1-C.sub.40)heterohydrocarbyl, or a halogen atom; and n is 1 or 2.

An olefin-based polymer satisfying conditions as follow: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) is from 0.1 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min, (2) a melting temperature when measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is 20° C. to 70° C., and (3) a high temperature melting peak is confirmed at 75° C. to 150° C. when measured by a differential scanning calorimetry precise measurement method (SSA), and a total enthalpy of fusion ΔH(75) of a corresponding region is 1.0 J/g or more. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is a low-density olefin-based polymer introducing a highly crystalline region and showing high mechanical rigidity.

Provided is an olefin-based polymer with excellent processability. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention has a high molecular weight and a broad molecular weight distribution to show excellent processability and improved transparency, thereby being used in desired applications.

The present invention relates to an ethylene/1-hexene or ethylene/1-butene copolymer having excellent processibility. The ethylene/1-hexene or ethylene/1-butene copolymer according to the present invention has high molecular weight and wide molecular weight distribution, and thus excellent processibility, and has excellent environmental stress crack resistance, and thus, may be applied for a high inner pressure heating pipe, a mining pipe, or a large-diameter pipe, and the like.