Patent ID: 6110858
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: C08F

Abstract:
A catalyst for olefin polymerization which consists essentially of a transition metal compound (a), a modified clay compound (b) and an organic aluminum compound (c), wherein the modified clay compound (b) comprises a reaction product of (b-1) and a proton acid salt of (b-2) which are defined as follows:(b-1) clay mineral, (b-2) amine compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2) ##STR13## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, alkenyl, or aralkyl, each of which may be the same or different provided that at least one R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group of 6 or more carbon atoms, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1-20 carbon atoms, and x is 4 or 5.