Patent ID: 6096849
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: C08F,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
A linear, homogeneous copolymer comprising alpha-olefin and divinylbenzene comonomer units, and having the structural formula: ##STR9## wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of linear and branched alkyl groups and cyclic aliphatic and aromatic groups; x is the mole % of ethylene-derived units in the copolymer; y is the mole % of alpha-olefin-derived units in the copolymer, other than ethylene-derived units; x+y is the combined alpha-olefin mole % in the copolymer and is between about 50 and 99.9%; z is the mole % of units in the copolymer that are derived from divinylbenzene; and the sum of x+y+z is 100% ; said copolymer having a ratio of total unsaturation/divinylbenzene (TUS/DOU) between 0.8 and 1.1, a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 1,000, and a ratio of weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) of less than 4.