Patent SG-11201809251P-A (SG)
Title: Process and catalyst for hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated aniconic chain transfer polymerization
Inventor: LAYMAN WILLIAM
IPC: C08F112/08
Filed: 2017-04-06
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD 1101/110 111010101111101011111 0 1111111111111111111111111111111111111#011 Organization 0 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2017/184350 Al 26 October 2017 (26.10.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: C08F 112/08 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/026340 (22) International Filing Date: 06 April 2017 (06.04.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/325,149 20 April 2016 (20.04.2016) US (71) Applicant: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION [US/US]; 451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (US). (72) Inventor: LAYMAN, William, J.; 3265 White Shadow Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 (US). (74) Agent: JUBINSKY, James A et al.; Albemarle Corpora- tion, 451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (AM, TM), European AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (AL, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: be — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and granted a patent (Rule 4.170) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the Il earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) ..11 Published: 0 — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) 1 1 in en ii- ot (54) Title: PROCESS AND CATALYST FOR HYDROGEN MEDIATED SALINE HYDRIDE INITIATED ANICONIC CHAIN Il TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION IN (57) : This invention relates to processes for forming hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated anionic polystyrene distrib- 0 utions via novel polymerization conditions. This invention also relates to novel hydrocarbon soluble super active saline hydride catalyst N and reagent compositions useful in conducting the hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated polymerizations of this invention. This C invention also relates to novel low molecular weight polystyrene polymer composition formed exclusively from styrene and molecular hydrogen as the monomers.