Patent ID: 6313243
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: C08F

Abstract:
An olefin polymerization catalyst comprising:(A) a transition metal imine compound represented by the following formula (I), and(B) at least one compound selected from:(B-1) an organometallic compound,(B-2) an organoaluminum oxy-compound, and(B-3) a compound which reacts with the transition metal imine compound (A) to form an ion pair; ##STR62##wherein M is a transition metal atom of Group 8 to Group 11 of the periodic table,R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a halogenated hydrocarbon group, a hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic compound residual group, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, a boron-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a germanium-containing group or a tin-containing group,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be the same or different and are each a halogen atom, a halogenated hydrocarbon group, a hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic compound residual group, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, a boron-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a germanium-containing group or a tin-containing group,R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, R.sup.2 and R.sup.6 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to form a ring,n is a number satisfying a valence of M,X is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group or a silicon-containing group, and when n is 2 or greater, plural groups indicated by X may be the same or different, andY is an atom of Group 16 of the periodic table.