Patent ID: 6645903
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B01J,C07C,C07F

Abstract:
A catalyst component comprising a compound of the formula:MxQy, whereineach M is independently a cation, provided at least one M is a reactive cation selected from the group consisting of silver cation, aluminum cation, silylium cation, ammonium cation, protonated arene, and triaryl carbocation; Q is a fluorinated polyhedral borate moiety selected from the group consisting of: (i) monoheteroborate of the formula (R6)aZBbHcFdXe(OR7)f, wherein R6 is bonded to Z, Z is bonded to B, and each of H, F, X, and OR7 is bonded to a different boron atom; and (ii) aminoborate of the formula R8R9R10NBgHhFi, wherein R8, R9, and R10 are bonded to N, and N is bonded to boron, and each of H and F is bonded to a different boron atom; wherein R6 is selected from the group consisting of polymer, hydrogen, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl; Z is selected from the group consisting of C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, As, Sb, and Bi; each X is independently halide; R7 is selected from the group consisting of polymer, hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and aryl; each of R8, R9, and R10 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, and a polymer; R11 is aryl; each of R12, R13, R14 and R15 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkakyl, halide, and a polymer; M1 is a non-reactive cation; m is 0 or 1; n is 1 or 2, provided the sum of m+n is an absolute value of the oxidation sate of Q; a is 0 or 1; b is an integer from 5 to 13; c is an integer from 0 to 12; d is an integer from 2 to 13; e is an integer from 0 to 11; f is an integer from 0 to 5; g is an integer from 6 to 14; h is an integer from 0 to 13; i is an integer from 1 to 14; the sum of c+d+e+f is b; and the sum of 1+h+i is g; x is an absolute value of the oxidation state of Q; and y is an absolute value of the oxidation state of M.