Patent ID: 9688792
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B01J,C07C,C07F,C08F

Claim:
1. A process comprising: homo-oligomerization of olefin monomers by contacting the olefin monomers and a racemic bridged metallocene catalyst comprising a metallocene compound (A) and an activator component (B) at a temperature of 80° C. to 150° C. in the presence of hydrogen; and recovering an effluent containing polyalpha-olefins (PAOs), wherein the polyalpha-olefins (PAOs) have a kinematic viscosity of from 2 to 50 cSt, as measured according to ASTM D445 at 100° C. and a molecular weight (Mw) of 30,000 Da or less; wherein the metallocene compound (A) is represented by the formula wherein R is ethylene (—CH wherein Cp wherein M is a transition metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and hafnium; wherein X