Patent ID: 6620759
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: C08F

Abstract:
A polymerization catalyst component, comprising:(a) a first active polymerization catalyst for said olefins which contains a Ni complex of a ligand selected from the group consisting of: â€ƒor a compound of the formula â€ƒwherein: Ar1, Ar2, Ar4, Ar5, Ar10, Ar11,Ar12 and Ar13 are each independently aryl or substituted aryl; R1 R2 and are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or R1 and R2 and taken together form a ring, and is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl or R1, R2 and R3 taken together form a ring; A is a &pgr;-allyl or &pgr;-benzyl group; R10 and R15 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; R11, R12, R13, R14, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R30, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, R50, R51, R52, R53 and R54 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or an inert functional group, and provided that any two of these groups vicinal to one another taken together may form a ring; R22 is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, â€”SR117, â€”OR117, or â€”N1182, R24 is hydrogen, a functional group, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and R27 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and provided that R22 and R24 or R24 and R27 taken together may form a ring; R60, R61, R62 and R63 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or an inert functional group; R64 and R65 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; n is 1,2 or 3; Ar14, Ar15, Ar16, Ar17, Ar18 and Ar19 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; R117 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; each R118 is independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; G and L are both N or G is CR57 and L is CR55; R55, R56 and R57 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, or any two of R55, R56 and R57 taken together form a ring; Ar3 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; R79, R80, R81, R82, R83, R84, R85, R86, R87, R88 and R89 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or a functional group; R90, R91, R92 and R93 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; R94 and R95 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; R96, R97, R98, and R99 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group; both of T are S (sulfur) or NH (amino); each E is N (nitrogen) or CR108 wherein R108 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group; R100, R101, R102, R103, R104, R105, R106, and R107 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or a functional group; R109, R110, R111, R112, R113, R114, R115 and R116 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group; and R28 and R29 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; (b) a second active polymerization catalyst for said olefins which contains one or more transition metals; (c) a catalyst support; and (d) optionally one or more polymerization catalyst activators for one or both of (a) and (b).