A metal complex of the formula (1) TCyLMZ.sub.p (1), wherein M is a group 4 metal, Z is an anionic ligand, p is the number 1 or 2, TCy is a thiophene-fused cyclopentadienyl-type ligand of the formula (2) ##STR00001##
is described. Methods of making and using the metal complex are also described.

Provided in this disclosure are zirconium and hafnium complexes that contain 1) a cyclopentadienyl ligand; 2) an adamantyl-phosphinimine ligand; and 3) at least one other ligand. The use of such a complex, in combination with an activator, as an olefin polymerization catalyst is demonstrated. The catalysts are effective for the copolymerization of ethylene with an alpha olefin (such as 1-butene, 1-hexene, or 1-octene).

The present invention relates to a composition for an encapsulant film including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having high volume resistance and light transmittance, and an encapsulant film using the same.

An ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer and method for preparing the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer satisfying the following conditions, (a) a density of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cc, (b) a molecular weight distribution of 1.8 to 2.3, (c) a melt index (MI.sub.2.16) of 1 to 100 dg/min, and (d) a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of a crystallization peak of 15 or more. The ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has high volume resistance and light transmittance.

A metal complex of the formula (1) InCyLMZp (1), wherein M is a group 4 metal, Z is an anionic ligand, p is number of 1 to 2, InCy is an indole fused cyclopentadienyl-type ligand of the formula (2) wherein R.sup.1 independently is a C1-C4-alkyl, m is a number of 0 to 4, R.sup.2 is a C1-C10-alkyl, C5-C10-cycloalkyl, or a C6-C10-aryl unsubstituted or substituted with C1-C10-alkyl or C1-C4-dialkyl amino, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C6-C10-aryl unsubstituted or substituted with C1-C4-alkyl, halide, or both of C1-C4-alkyl and halide and, L is an amidinate ligand of the formula (3a) wherein the amidine-containing ligand (3a) is bonded to the metal M via the imine nitrogen atom N2, wherein R.sup.7 is independently selected from C1-C4-alkyl and halide and q is a number of 0 to 4, Sub.sub.4 is a cyclic or linear aliphatic or aromatic substituent. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer, which has (1) a density (d) ranging from 0.85 to 0.90 g/cc, (2) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) ranging from 0.1 g/10 min to 15 g/10 min, (3) the density (d) and the melt temperature (Tm) satisfying Tm (° C.)=a×d−b of Equation 1 (2,350<a<2,500, and 1,900<b<2,100), and (4) a ratio (hardness/Tm) of the hardness (shore A) to the melt temperature (Tm) in a range of 1.0 to 1.3. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention exhibits excellent anti-blocking properties due to having improved hardness as a low-density olefin-based polymer.

The present disclosure relates to an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer having excellent flexibility and processability and useful for manufacturing high-pressure heating pipes, PE-RT pipes or large-diameter pipes.

The present invention provides an adhesive composition including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer; and a tackifier, wherein the ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, uniform crystallinity, thereby showing excellent physical properties.

The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene, which is reacted with chlorine to prepare a chlorinated polyethylene having improved tensile strength and excellent processability during extrusion by optimizing a low molecular region in a molecular structure, and a CPE compound including the same.

The present invention relates to a novel ligand compound, a transition metal compound and a catalyst composition comprising the same. The novel ligand compound and the transition metal compound of the present invention may be useful as a catalyst of polymerization reaction for preparing an olefin-based polymer having a low density.