This invention relates to a method comprising contacting C3-C32 alpha olefin with catalyst system comprising activator and catalyst of the formula wherein: M is Hf or Zr; T is a bridging group; each X is independently a leaving group; R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, or a Ci-Gto optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group, halide, or siloxyl group; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently a Ci-Gto optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, silylcarbyl, aminocarbyl, or siloxyl group; and A is an aliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic ring, optionally bearing one or more additional fused rings which may be aliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic; obtaining a plurality of vinyl-terminated polyalphaolefins (PAOs) having at least 30 mol % vinyl terminated PAO's.

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A process for preparing a catalyst component made from or containing Mg, Ti, and at least an electron donor compound (ID), including the steps of: (a) reacting a Mg based compound with a Ti compound, having at least a Ti—Cl bond, in an amount such that the Ti/Mg molar ratio is greater than 3 and at a temperature ranging from 0 to 150° C., thereby yielding an intermediate solid catalyst component containing Mg and Ti; and (b) contacting the intermediate solid catalyst component with a gaseous stream containing the electron donor compound (ID) in a gaseous dispersing medium, thereby yielding a final solid catalyst component having an ID/Ti molar ratio ranging from 0.5:1 to 20:1.

Processes of polymerizing olefins include contacting ethylene, a (C.sub.3-C.sub.40)alpha-olefin comonomer, and a solvent in the presence of a chain transfer agent and a catalyst system, the catalyst system comprising a metal-ligand complex according to formula (I).

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A method for preparing an olefin-olefinic alcohol copolymer and an olefin-olefinic alcohol copolymer prepared by the method are provided. The catalyst used in the method for preparing the olefin-olefinic alcohol copolymer has a diimine metal complex as shown in Formula I.

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The present invention relates to the use of N,N′,N″-substituted hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine in the anionic polymerization of conjugated diene monomer and vinylaromatic monomer. Use of this polar additive produces copolymers having both high vinylaromatic and low vinyl contents, while the blockiness of the vinylaromatic unit can be tailored.

A process for the synthesis of a granular polymer, the process comprising (a) providing an active polymerization mixture that includes polymer, monomer, catalyst and optional solvent; (b) introducing a hydroxy-containing diaryl acetyl compound to the active polymerization mixture to thereby provide an inactive polymer mixture; (c) separating the polymer solution into a first stream and a second stream, where the first stream includes the polymer and the hydroxy-containing diaryl acetyl compound, and the second stream includes the monomer and the optional solvent; and (d) fabricating granules from the first stream.

The catalyst system includes a heterogeneous procatalyst, an electron donor, and a hydrogenation procatalyst. The heterogeneous procatalyst includes a titanium species, an aluminum species, and a magnesium chloride component. The hydrogenation procatalyst has the formula Cp.sub.2TiX.sub.nTiCp.sub.2 or Cp.sub.2TiX.sub.n. In formula Cp.sub.2TiX.sub.n, each Cp is a cyclopentadienyl substituted with at least one R.sup.1, wherein R.sup.1 is (C.sub.1-C.sub.10)alkyl; and 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.

This invention relates to processes for forming hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated anionic polystyrene distributions via novel polymerization conditions. This invention also relates to novel hydrocarbon soluble super active saline hydride catalyst and reagent compositions useful in conducting the hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated polymerizations of this invention. This invention also relates to novel low molecular weight polystyrene polymer composition formed exclusively from styrene and molecular hydrogen as the monomers.

A polymerization process includes contacting an olefin or a mixture of the olefin and one or more copolymerizable comonomers under polymerization conditions with a catalyst composition and forming a polymer with a total ash content of less than 15 ppm. The catalyst composition includes one or more polymerization catalysts; and a mixed external electron donor comprising a selectivity control agent comprising at least one silicon-containing compound containing at least one C1-C10 alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom.

A rubber composition having an adhesion to a composition based on natural rubber, the composition being at least based on 5 to 95 phr of polyisoprene comprising a content by weight of 1,4-cis bonds of at least 90% of the weight of the polyisoprene; 5 to 95 phr of copolymer of ethylene and of a 1,3-diene of formula CH.sub.2═CR—CH═CH.sub.2, the ethylene units in the copolymer representing more than 50 mol % of the monomer units of the copolymer, the symbol R representing a hydrocarbon chain having 3 to 20 carbon atoms; and a crosslinking system. Also disclosed is a tire, in particular a tire provided with a sidewall, comprising this composition.