The present disclosure provides methods for producing an olefin polymer by contacting a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin, ethylene and a diene with a catalyst system including an activator and a metallocene catalyst compound comprising a substituted or unsubstituted indacenyl group and obtaining a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin-ethylene-diene terpolymer typically comprising from 1 to 35 mol % of ethylene, from 98.9 to 65 mol % C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin, and, optionally, from 0.1 to 10 mol % diene. Preferably, a propylene-ethylene-ethylidene norbornene is obtained.

The present disclosure provides methods for producing an olefin polymer by contacting a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin, ethylene and a diene with a catalyst system including an activator and a metallocene catalyst compound comprising a substituted or unsubstituted indacenyl group and obtaining a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin-ethylene-diene terpolymer typically comprising from 30 to 55 mol % ethylene, from 69.09 to 45 mol % C.sub.3 to C.sub.40 comonomer, and from 0.01 to 7 mol % diene wherein the Tg of the terpolymer is −28° C. or less. Preferably, a propylene-ethylene-ethylidene norbornene is obtained.

The present disclosure provides methods for producing an olefin polymer by contacting a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin, ethylene and a diene with a catalyst system including an activator and a metallocene catalyst compound comprising a substituted or unsubstituted indacenyl group and obtaining a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin-ethylene-diene terpolymer typically comprising from 30 to 55 mol % ethylene, from 69.09 to 45 mol % C.sub.3 to C.sub.40 comonomer, and from 0.01 to 7 mol % diene wherein the Tg of the terpolymer is −28° C. or less. Preferably, a propylene-ethylene-ethylidene norbornene is obtained.

The metallocene compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR00001##
(the numerals and signs in the general formula (1) are as described in the description).

The metallocene compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR00001##
(the numerals and signs in the general formula (1) are as described in the description).

An ethylene-α-olefin copolymer capable of implementing formation of a film having excellent slipperiness and suppressed fish eyes, a method of producing the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, an ethylene-based resin composition containing the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, and a film containing the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer or the ethylene-based resin composition. An ethylene-α-olefin copolymer according to the present invention has: a monomer unit (1) based on ethylene; and a monomer unit (2) based on an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein a branching parameter is 0.70 to 0.90, and a light scattering area ratio is 1.60 to 3.60.

An ethylene-α-olefin copolymer capable of implementing formation of a film having excellent slipperiness and suppressed fish eyes, a method of producing the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, an ethylene-based resin composition containing the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, and a film containing the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer or the ethylene-based resin composition. An ethylene-α-olefin copolymer according to the present invention has: a monomer unit (1) based on ethylene; and a monomer unit (2) based on an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein a branching parameter is 0.70 to 0.90, and a light scattering area ratio is 1.60 to 3.60.

This invention relates homogeneous (typically solution) polymerization of propylene and optional olefin comonomer using metallocene catalyst compounds having a 1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-s-indacenyl moiety bridged to another indacenyl moiety or bridged to a substituted or unsubstituted indenyl moiety.

This invention relates homogeneous (typically solution) polymerization of propylene and optional olefin comonomer using metallocene catalyst compounds having a 1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-s-indacenyl moiety bridged to another indacenyl moiety or bridged to a substituted or unsubstituted indenyl moiety.

The present disclosure provides catalyst compounds represented by Formula (I):

##STR00001##

where Q is OR.sup.13, SR.sup.13, NR.sup.13R.sup.14, PR.sup.13R.sup.14, or a heterocyclic ring; each R.sup.1-14 is independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.40 hydrocarbyl, substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.40 hydrocarbyl, a heteroatom, or a heteroatom-containing group, or multiple R.sup.1-14 are joined together to form a C.sub.4-C.sub.62 cyclic, heterocyclic, or polycyclic ring structure, or combination(s) thereof; each X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 is independently C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl, substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl, a heteroatom, or a heteroatom-containing group, or X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 join together to form a C.sub.4-C.sub.62 cyclic, heterocyclic, or polycyclic ring structure; and Y is a hydrocarbyl. The present disclosure also provides catalyst systems including an activator, a support, and a catalyst of the present disclosure. The present disclosure also provides polymerization processes including introducing olefin monomers to a catalyst system. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a polyolefin formed by a catalyst system or method of the present disclosure.