Patent ID: 7067451
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: C07C,C07F,C08F

Abstract:
1. A process for making a catalyst precursor comprising contacting a metal compound of the formula M(OR) 2 with alcohol-ethers of the formula HOCR 1 R 2 CR 3 R 4 OR 5 to form a three- or four-coordinate catalyst precursor having the general formula: where M is a metal from Group IIA of the Periodic Table, n=1 or 2, R is a hydrocarbyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are the same or different; and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl moiety having from about 1 to about 20 carbons atoms or hydrogen.