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WO1999030822A1 - Group 11 transition metal amine catalysts for olefin polymerization - Google Patents

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WO1999030822A1
WO1999030822A1 PCT/US1998/026657 US9826657W WO9930822A1 WO 1999030822 A1 WO1999030822 A1 WO 1999030822A1 US 9826657 W US9826657 W US 9826657W WO 9930822 A1 WO9930822 A1 WO 9930822A1
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  • the invention is directed towards tetrahedral and psuedo-tetrahedral late transition metal polymerization catalyst complexes and their use in forming homopolymers from olefins or polar monomers and copolymers from olefins and polar monomers.
  • Polymers and copolymers may be formed from olefinic monomers by using transition metal metallocene catalyst technology.
  • This well-known technology uses catalysts containing early transition metal atoms such as Ti and Zr.
  • polyolefins formed by such metallocene catalysts posses enhanced properties over polyolefins produced by conventional Ziegler-Natta catalysts, further improvements in properties such as wettability and adhesiveness may be possible. It is believed that including polar monomers in an olefinic polymer or copolymer would improve wettability and adhesiveness in those materials. Unfortunately, polar monomers tend to poison early transition metal catalysts.
  • the invention is a catalyst system comprising: (a) a catalyst having the formula LM X ⁇ X 2 wherein Xi and X 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogens, hydride, triflate, acetate, triflouroacetate, tris perflourotetraphenyl borate, tetraflouro borate, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl or cyclo alkoxy, and aryl; M is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, and Au; and L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate Iigand,
  • the invention is a substantially linear copolymer represented by the formula:
  • A is a segment derived from an acyclic aliphatic olefin of 2 to about 20 carbon atoms
  • R is H or CH 3 ;
  • X is -OR 1 or -COOR 1 ;
  • R 1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 24 carbon atoms; and Y is from about 0.02 to about 0.95
  • Figure 1 shows the structure of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl 2 .
  • Figure 2 shows the structure of Cu(tribut BBIM) Br 2 .
  • the catalyst of this invention is a complex having the formula LM X ⁇ X 2 , wherein L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate Iigand represented by the formula:
  • a and A are independently selected from the group consisting of
  • Rl is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl, aryl, and trif-ouroethane;
  • R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl, Cl through C12 alkoxy, F, Cl, SO 3 , Cl through C12 perflouroalkyl, and N(CH 3 ) 2 ;
  • B is selected from the group consisting of non-substituted Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl; methoxy; amino; halo; and Cl through C12 haloalkyl substituted straight chain or branched alkyl or cyclo alkyl of up to 12 carbon atoms or Cl - C40 aryl or alkylaryl groups.
  • Xi and X 2 are independently selected from the group consisting halogens, hydride, triflate, acetate, triflouroacetate, tris (perflourotetraphenyl) borate, and tetraflouro borate, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl or cyclo alkoxy, and aryl;
  • the metal M is selected from Cu, Ag, and Au. Among Cu, Ag, and Au, Cu is preferred; among Xi and X , halogens are preferred.
  • Suitable non-halide X ! and X 2 include triflate, triflouroacetate, tris perflourotetraphenyl borate, or tetraflouro borate.
  • the catalysts of the present invention are not poisoned by compounds containing hydrocarbyl polar functionalities when used in the formation of polymers and copolymers synthesized all or in part from olefinic monomers.
  • the catalysts of the present invention are useful in preparing polymers and copolymers formed from olefinic monomers, such as polyethylene; polymers and copolymers formed from monomers containing hydrocarbyl polar functionalities such as poly(methyl methacrylate); and copolymers derived from olefins and monomers containing hydrocabyl polar functionalities such as poly (ethylene-co-methyl methacrylate) .
  • a catalyst having the formula L M X ⁇ X 2 , wherein L, M, Xi, and X 2 are as previously defined is combined with an activating cocatalyst.
  • cocatalysts include aluminum compounds containing an Al-O bond such as the alkylalumoxanes such as methylalumoxane ("MAO") and isobutyl modified methylalumoxane; aluminum alkyls; aluminum halides; alkylaluminum halides; Lewis acids other than any of the foregoing list; and mixtures of the foregoing can also be used in conjunction with alkylating agents, such as methyl magnesium chloride and methyl lithium.
  • alkylalumoxanes such as methylalumoxane (“MAO") and isobutyl modified methylalumoxane
  • Alkyls aluminum halides
  • alkylaluminum halides Lewis acids other than any of the foregoing list
  • mixtures of the foregoing can also
  • Lewis acids examples include those compounds corresponding to the formula: R"" 3 B, wherein R"" independently each occurrence is selected from hydrogen, silyl, hydrocarbyl, halohydrocarbyl, alkoxide, aryloxide, amide or combinations thereof, said R"" having up to 30 nonhydrogen atoms. It is to be appreciated by those skilled in the art, that the above formula for the preferred Lewis acids represents an empirical formula, and that many Lewis acids exist as dimers or higher oligomers in solution or in the solid state. Other Lewis acids which are useful in the catalyst compositions of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
  • cocatalysts include salts of group 13 element complexes.
  • suitable cocatalysts and their use in organometallic polymerization are discussed in U. S. Patent No. 5,198,401 and PCT patent documents PCT/US97/10418 and PCT/US96/09764, all incorporated by reference herein.
  • Preferred activating cocatalysts include trimethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, methylalumoxane, ethylalumoxane, chlorodiethyaluminum, dichloroethylaluminum, triethylboron, trimethylboron, triphenylboron and halogenated, especially fluorinated, triphenyl boron compounds.
  • Most highly preferred activating cocatalysts include triethylaluminum, methylalumoxane, and fluoro-substituted triaryl borons such as tris(4- fluorophenyl)boron, tris(2,4-difluorophenylboron), tris(3,5- bis(trifluoromethylphenyl) boron, tris(pentafluorophenyl) boron, pentafluorophenyl- diphenyl boron, and bis(pentafluorophenyl) phenylboron.
  • fluoro-substituted triarylboranes may be readily synthesized according to techniques such as those disclosed in Marks, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc, 113, 3623-3625 (1991).
  • the catalyst can be utilized by forming the metal complex LM X ⁇ X 2 and where required combining the activating cocatalyst with the same in a diluent.
  • the preparation may be conducted in the presence of one or more addition polymerizable monomers, if desired.
  • the catalysts are prepared at a temperature within the range from -100°C. to 300°C, preferably 0°C to 250°C, most preferably 0°C to 100°C.
  • Suitable solvents include liquid or supercritical gases such as CO 2 , straight and branched-chain hydrocarbons such as isobutane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane, cycloheptane, methylcyclohexane, methylcycloheptane, halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzene, and dichlorobenzene perfluorinated C 4 . 10 alkanes and aromatic and alkyl-substituted aromatic compounds such as benzene, toluene and xylene.
  • liquid or supercritical gases such as CO 2 , straight and branched-chain hydrocarbons such as isobutane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic
  • Suitable solvents also include liquid olefins which may act as monomers or comonomers including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, cyclopentene, 1-hexene, 3 -methyl- 1-pentene, 4- methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene, and 4-vinycylohexane, (including all isomers alone or in mixtures).
  • Other solvents include anisole, methylchloride, methylene chloride, 2-pyrrolidone and N-methylpyrrolidone.
  • Preferred solvents are aliphatic hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbon, such as toluene.
  • the cocatalyst interacts with the catalyst to create a polymerization-active, metal site in combination with a suitable non-coordinating anion.
  • a suitable non-coordinating anion is a poor nucleophile, has a large size (about 4 Angstroms or more), a negative charge that is delocalized over the framework of the anion, and is not a strong reducing or oxidizing agent [S. H. Strauss, Chem. Rev. 93, 927 (1993)].
  • the anion When the anion is functioning as a suitable non-coordinating anion in the catalyst system, the anion does not transfer an anionic substituent or fragment thereof to any cationic species formed as the result of the reaction.
  • the equivalent ratio of metal complex to activating cocatalyst (where employed) is preferably in a range from 1:0.5 to 1:10 4 , more preferably from 1:0.75 to 1 : 10 3 .
  • the equivalent ratio of catalys polymerizable compound employed is from 10 "12 : to 10 _1 :1, more preferably
  • the catalysts of the present invention have a tetrahedral or psuedo- tetrahedral structure. It is believed that this structure is present when the catalyst is in the form of an isolated solid compound and when the catalyst is used in the presence of activating cocatalysts of this invention under homopolymerization or copolymerization conditions.
  • Figure 1 shows nitrogen atoms Nl and N3 together with metal atom Cul describe a tetrahedron with the metal atom at the apex and the nitrogen atoms occupying diagonally opposed positions on a base.
  • atoms Cll and C12 form a tetrahedron with Cul, the metal atom being at the apex and the chlorines occupying diagonally opposed basal positions.
  • Olefinic monomers useful in the forming homo and copolymers with the catalyst of the invention include, for example, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, nonconjugated dienes, and oligomers, and higher molecular weight, vinyl-terminated macromers. Examples include C 2 . 2 o olefins, vinylcyclohexane, tetrafluoroethylene, and mixtures thereof. Preferred monomers include the C 2 . ⁇ o ⁇ - olefins especially ethylene, propylene, isobutylene, 1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-l- pentene, and 1-octene or mixtures of the same.
  • Monomers having hydrocarbyl polar functionalities useful in forming homo and copolymers with the catalyst of the invention are vinyl ether and Ci to C 2 o alkyl vinyl ethers such as «-butyl vinyl ether, acrylates, such as Cl to C24, or alkyl acrylates such as t-butyl acrylate, and lauryl acrylate, as well as methacrylates such as methyl methacrylate.
  • the polymerization may be accomplished at conditions well known in the prior art for Ziegler-Natta or Kaminsky-Sinn type polymerization reactions, that is, temperatures from -100°C to 250°C preferably 0°C to 250°C, and pressures from atmospheric to 1000 atmospheres (100 Mpa).
  • Suitable polymerization conditions include those known to be useful for metallocene catalyst when activated by aluminum or boron-activated compounds. Suspension, solution, slurry, gas phase or other process condition may be employed if desired.
  • the catalyst may be supported and such supported catalyst may be employed in the polymerizations of this invention.
  • Preferred supports include alumina, silica, and polymeric supports.
  • the polymerization typically will be conducted in the presence of a solvent. Suitable solvents include those previously described as useful in the preparation of the catalyst. Indeed, the polymerization may be conducted in the same solvent used in preparing the catalyst. Optionally, of course, the catalyst may be separately prepared in one solvent and used in another.
  • the polymerization will be conducted for a time sufficient to form the polymer and the polymer is recovered by techniques well known in the art and illustrated in the examples hereinafter.
  • An important feature of the invention is the formation of substantially linear copolymers having the formula where A is a segment derived from an acyclic aliphatic olefin of 2 to about about 20 carbon atoms; R is H or CH 3 ; x is " OR 1 or " COOR 1 ; R 1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 24 carbon atoms and y is from about 0.02 to about 0.95 and preferrably y is from about 0.18 to about 0.85.
  • copolymers have polar functional monomer segments, — HDH 2 — CR- - which are substantially in the chain rather than at ends of branches.
  • -A- is a polymer segment derived from ethylene
  • the branch content of which is below about 20 branches/ 1000 carbon atoms, for example from about 0.5 to less than 20 branches.
  • a solution of ethanol and triethylorthoformate was prepared by refluxing 30 ml of 100% ethanol and 4 ml of triethylorthoformate.
  • a 245 mg (1.82 mmol) quantity of CuCl 2 (99.999% Aldrich) was dissolved in the ethanol/triethylorthoformate solution to form a yellow-green solution.
  • 584 mg (1.82 mmol) of solid MeBBIOMe an intensely yellow colored crystalline precipitate formed.
  • 3,3' (l-Ethylbenzimidazol-2yl) pentane copper (II) dichloride, Cu(tetEtBBIM)C ⁇ 2 was prepared by the Examples 1-3, using malonic acid and 1,2 phenylene diamine and ethyl iodide as the alkylating agent.
  • a suspension of 65 mg of [3,3'(1- ethylbenzimidazol-2yl)pentane]copper(II) dichloride, Cu(tetEtBBIM)Cl 2 was prepared in a solution consisting of 35 ml of methylene chloride and 0.5 ml of triethylorthoformate.
  • a solution of ethanol and triethylorthoformate was prepared by combining 35 mL of 100% ethanol and 4 mL of triethylorthoformate.
  • a 500 mg (2.93 mmol) quantity of CuCl -2H 2 O (Aldrich) was dissolved to form a green solution.
  • RT means ambient or room temperature, i.e. a temperature from about 20 °C to 26 °C.
  • a glass lined Parr reactor was loaded in an Ar glove box with 14.1 mg (0.024 mmol) of Cu (diEtBBIL)Cl 2 followed by 30 mL of toluene to give a pale yellow partially dissolved solution. Next 2.0 mL of 30% MAO was added to give a nearly colorless solution.
  • a high-pressure HASTELLOYTM reactor was loaded in an Ar glovebox with a slurry prepared by suspending 35 mg (0.077 mmol) of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl 2 in 4.0 mL of toluene followed by activation with 1.0 ml of 30% MAO (0.005 mol).
  • the reactor was pressurized with 5.6 g (0.20 mol) of ethylene and heated to 80.5 °C, resulting in a pressure of 5170 psig. The pressure dropped to 4390 psig over a 2.75 h period indicating an uptake of ethylene.
  • the polymerization was run using a slurry prepared by suspending 12.8 mg (0.022 mmol) of Cu(diEtBBIL)Cl 2 in 30 mL of toluene and 10 mL of 1,2-dichlorobenzene followed by activation with 2.5 ml of 30% MAO to give a yellow suspension.
  • the Parr reactor was pressurized with 500 psig of ethylene and heated to 80 °C and maintained at 80 °C for 1/2 h during which the pressure dropped from 730 psi to 580 psig.
  • the polymerization was run using a toluene slurry prepared by suspending 20.8 mg (0.029 mmol) of [3,3'(l-ethylbenzimidazol-2yl)pentane]copper(II) ditrifluoromethyl- sulfonate, Cu(tetEtBBIM)(trif) in 30 mL of toluene followed by activation with 2.0 mL of 30% MAO (0.01 mol) to give a yellow suspension.
  • the PARRTM reactor was pressurized with 300 psig of ethylene and heated to 90° C and further pressurized to 750 psig and maintained at 90 °C for 20 h during which the pressure dropped to 740 psi.
  • a high-pressure HASTELLOYTM reactor was loaded in an Ar glovebox with a slurry prepared by suspending 30.1 mg (0.066 mmol) of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl 2 in 2.0 mL of toluene followed by activation with 1.0 mL of 30% MAO (0.005 mol). This was followed by the addition of 0.67 g of 1-hexene.
  • a 20.1 mg (0.044 mmol) quantity of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2 was added to a 100 mL round-bottomed flask in an Ar glovebox.
  • a 10 mL quantity of toluene was added to the flask, followed by 0.11 g of 30 wt. % MAO (0.57 mmol) resulting in an yellow slurry.
  • 7.45 g of t-butyl acrylate freshly distilled from CaCl2 and stabilized with 300 ppm of phenathiazine was added to the slurry.
  • the flask was covered with aluminum foil and the mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 18 hours in the dark.
  • a yellow suspension was prepared by adding 1.0 ml of 30% MAO to 25 ml of toluene containing 10.2 mg (0.022 mmol) of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl 2 . Then 5.0 mL «-butyl vinyl ether (44 mmol) was added to the suspension. The mixture was allowed to stir at RT for 20 h during which time the mixture became a viscous pale red-brown solution. The polymerization was quenched with methanol.
  • a Parr reactor was loaded with 33.5 mg (0.0679 mmol) of Cu (tet EtBBIM)Cl 2 followed by 35 mL of toluene, then by 2.0 mL of 30% MAO (.01 moles) in an argon dry box to give a yellow suspension.
  • the 6.0 mL (5.37g) (54 mmol) of t-butyl acrylate was added to give a yellow-green suspension.
  • the Parr was sealed and set up in a hood and pressurized with 750 psig of ethylene and polymerized at 90°C for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and quenched with MeOH.
  • a copolymer was prepared following the procedure of Examples 134 of PCT WO96/23010.
  • 1HNMR (CDC1 3 ): 2.2(t, -CH 2 CO 2 C(CH 3 ) 3 , ester ended branches), 1.6 (m, CH 2 CH 2 CO 2 C(CH 3 ) 3 , ester ended branches), 1.45 (s, -C(CH 3 ) 3 ), 0.95-1.45, (m, CH, and other CH 2 ). 0.75-0.95 (m, CH 3 , ends of hydrocarbon branches or ends of chains).
  • This spectrum shows that the esters are primarily located at the ends of hydrocarbon branches; integration gave 6.7 mole% t-butyl acrylate.
  • a Parr reactor was loaded with 26.1 mg (.055 mmol) or orange Cu (BBD ) Cl 2 , followed by 30 mL of toluene, and finally with 2.0 mL of 30% MAO (.010 mol). Then 4.0 mL (3.74g) (0.0374 mmol) of methyl methacrylate, containing 400 ppm of phenathiazine, was added.
  • the Parr reactor was sealed and set up in a hood and pressurized with 750 psig of ethylene and polymerized at 90°C for 19.5 hours. The reaction was quenched with MeOH. The polymer was collected by filtration to give 0.68 g of white polymer.
  • No backbone methine carbons were found by a DEPT (Distortionless Enhancement by Polarization Transfer) experiment, indicating no detectable backbone branch sites.
  • a Parr reactor was loaded with 33.3 mg (0.0673 mmol) of Cu (tetEtBBIM) Cl 2 and 30 mL of toluene, followed by the addition of 2.0 mL of 30% MAO (0.010 mol) to give a yellow suspension.
  • a 5 mL quantity (44 mmol) of n-butyl vinyl ether was added with no immediate color change.
  • the Parr reactor was sealed and taken to a hood containing the controllers for the reactor.
  • the reactor was pressurized with 750 psig of ethylene and the mixture was reacted at 60°C for 20 hours. The reaction was cooled, quenched and the product was isolated.
  • the polymer was soaked in MeOH/HCl to remove catalyst residues.
  • a polymerization tube was loaded with 17.9 mg (FW 744.5, 2.4 x 10 '5 mole) of Cu(diOctBBIL)Cl 2 catalyst, followed by 20.25 mL of toluene, and finally with 0.8 mL of 10% MAO (0.00138 mole). Then 3.0 g (FW 240.39, 0.0125 mole) of inhibitor free lauryl acrylate was added. The mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 24 hours. The yield was 47%, upon workup. 13 C NMR of the product showed characteristic polymer ester peak at 174.4 ppm as against to 166.1 peak for monomer ester.
  • a Parr reactor was loaded with 15.0 mg (FW 744.5, 2.01 x 10 "5 mole) of Cu(diOctBBIL)Cl 2 catalyst, followed by 30 mL of toluene, and finally with 2.4 mL of 10% MAO (0.00414 mole). Then 2.0 g (FW 240.39, 0.00832 mole) of inhibitor free lauryl acrylate was added.
  • the Parr reactor was sealed and set up in a hood and pressurized with 700 psig of ethylene and polymerized at 80°C for 48 hours. The polymer was collected by filtration to give 1.3g of product.

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Abstract

A catalyst composition comprising a catalyst and an activating cocatalyst is claimed. The catalyst has the formula LMX1X2, wherein X1 and X2 are independently halide, hydride, triflate, acetate, trifluroacetate, tris perfluorotetraphenyl borate, tetrafluoroborate, straight chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy of 1-12 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or cycloalkoxy of 3-12 carbon atoms, or aryl; M is Cu, Ag, or Au; L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate ligand. The nitrogen in L is preferably contained in 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic rings, two of which are bonded to a hydrocarbyl bridging group. The activating cocatalyst is generally an aluminum compound or other Lewis acid.

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GROUP 11 TRANSITION METAL AMINE CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZAΗON
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention is directed towards tetrahedral and psuedo-tetrahedral late transition metal polymerization catalyst complexes and their use in forming homopolymers from olefins or polar monomers and copolymers from olefins and polar monomers.
BACKGROUND
Polymers and copolymers may be formed from olefinic monomers by using transition metal metallocene catalyst technology. This well-known technology uses catalysts containing early transition metal atoms such as Ti and Zr.
Even though polyolefins formed by such metallocene catalysts posses enhanced properties over polyolefins produced by conventional Ziegler-Natta catalysts, further improvements in properties such as wettability and adhesiveness may be possible. It is believed that including polar monomers in an olefinic polymer or copolymer would improve wettability and adhesiveness in those materials. Unfortunately, polar monomers tend to poison early transition metal catalysts.
Certain late transition metal complexes of palladium and nickel incorporate some polar monomers. However, such catalyst systems are costly. Also, the polymers so produced are highly branched (85-150 branches/1000 carbon atoms) and the functionalities are not in the chain but at the ends of branches. Consequently, they are limited to polar monomer contents < about 15 mol%. Another disadvantage of these systems is that they incorporate only a limited number of polar monomers (e.g. alkyl acrylates and vinyl ketones). Methyl methacrylate and «-butyl vinyl ether are mildly inhibiting or inert.
Consequently, there remains a need for a polymerization catalyst capable of forming olefinic polymers and copolymers and that are effective polymerization catalysts in the presence of polar monomers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one embodiment, the invention is a catalyst system comprising: (a) a catalyst having the formula LM XΪX2 wherein Xi and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogens, hydride, triflate, acetate, triflouroacetate, tris perflourotetraphenyl borate, tetraflouro borate, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl or cyclo alkoxy, and aryl; M is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, and Au; and L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate Iigand,
and
(b) an activating cocatalyst.
A method is provided for polymerizing an olefinic monomer selected from the group consisting of (a) acyclic aliphatic olefins, (b) olefins having a hydrocarbyl polar functinally and (c) mixtures of (i) at least one olefin having a hydrocarbyl functionality and (ii) at least one acyclic aliphatic olefin, the method comprising contacting the olefin monomer under polymerization conditions with the catalyst system of this invention.
In still another embodiment, the invention is a substantially linear copolymer represented by the formula:
Figure imgf000004_0001
where A is a segment derived from an acyclic aliphatic olefin of 2 to about 20 carbon atoms;
R is H or CH3;
X is -OR1 or -COOR1;
R1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 24 carbon atoms; and Y is from about 0.02 to about 0.95
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 shows the structure of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2.
Figure 2 shows the structure of Cu(tribut BBIM) Br2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The catalyst of this invention is a complex having the formula LM XιX2, wherein L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate Iigand represented by the formula:
[ABA] and [AA],
wherein A and A are independently selected from the group consisting of
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R3
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, and
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wherein Rl is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl, aryl, and trif-ouroethane;
R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl, Cl through C12 alkoxy, F, Cl, SO3, Cl through C12 perflouroalkyl, and N(CH3)2;
B is selected from the group consisting of non-substituted Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl; methoxy; amino; halo; and Cl through C12 haloalkyl substituted straight chain or branched alkyl or cyclo alkyl of up to 12 carbon atoms or Cl - C40 aryl or alkylaryl groups.
Xi and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting halogens, hydride, triflate, acetate, triflouroacetate, tris (perflourotetraphenyl) borate, and tetraflouro borate, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl or cyclo alkoxy, and aryl;
Accordingly, some of the ligands of the present invention have the structures:
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are shown without termination; these bonds are terminated by methyl groups.
The metal M is selected from Cu, Ag, and Au. Among Cu, Ag, and Au, Cu is preferred; among Xi and X , halogens are preferred.
Suitable non-halide X! and X2 include triflate, triflouroacetate, tris perflourotetraphenyl borate, or tetraflouro borate. Among the catalyst complexes of the present invention, those having the 1, 1' bis(l- methylbenzimidazol-2 yl)l" methoxyethane Iigand or the 3,3'(l-ethylbenzimidazol- 2yl) pentane Iigand, or 2,2' bis[2-(l-alkylbenzimidazol-2yl)] biphenyl, where the alkyl group is from C1-C20, and Xι= X2= chloride are particularly preferred.
1, l1 bis(l-methylbenzimidazol-2 yl) 1 " methoxyethane ligands with copper as the metal and chlorine as Xi and X2 have the structure
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Cl cι
3,3'(l-ethylbenzimidazol-2yl) pentane ligands with copper as the metal and chlorine as Xi and X have the structure
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α cι 2,2'bis[2-(l-alkylbenzimidazol-2yl)]biphenyl ligands with copper as the metal and chlorine as Xi and X2, and C1-C20 as Ri, have the structure
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Advantageously, the catalysts of the present invention are not poisoned by compounds containing hydrocarbyl polar functionalities when used in the formation of polymers and copolymers synthesized all or in part from olefinic monomers. As such, the catalysts of the present invention are useful in preparing polymers and copolymers formed from olefinic monomers, such as polyethylene; polymers and copolymers formed from monomers containing hydrocarbyl polar functionalities such as poly(methyl methacrylate); and copolymers derived from olefins and monomers containing hydrocabyl polar functionalities such as poly (ethylene-co-methyl methacrylate) .
Acccording to the present invention, a catalyst having the formula L M XιX2, wherein L, M, Xi, and X2 are as previously defined, is combined with an activating cocatalyst. Examples of such cocatalysts include aluminum compounds containing an Al-O bond such as the alkylalumoxanes such as methylalumoxane ("MAO") and isobutyl modified methylalumoxane; aluminum alkyls; aluminum halides; alkylaluminum halides; Lewis acids other than any of the foregoing list; and mixtures of the foregoing can also be used in conjunction with alkylating agents, such as methyl magnesium chloride and methyl lithium. Examples of such Lewis acids are those compounds corresponding to the formula: R""3B, wherein R"" independently each occurrence is selected from hydrogen, silyl, hydrocarbyl, halohydrocarbyl, alkoxide, aryloxide, amide or combinations thereof, said R"" having up to 30 nonhydrogen atoms. It is to be appreciated by those skilled in the art, that the above formula for the preferred Lewis acids represents an empirical formula, and that many Lewis acids exist as dimers or higher oligomers in solution or in the solid state. Other Lewis acids which are useful in the catalyst compositions of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
Other examples of such cocatalysts include salts of group 13 element complexes. These and other examples of suitable cocatalysts and their use in organometallic polymerization are discussed in U. S. Patent No. 5,198,401 and PCT patent documents PCT/US97/10418 and PCT/US96/09764, all incorporated by reference herein.
Preferred activating cocatalysts include trimethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, methylalumoxane, ethylalumoxane, chlorodiethyaluminum, dichloroethylaluminum, triethylboron, trimethylboron, triphenylboron and halogenated, especially fluorinated, triphenyl boron compounds.
Most highly preferred activating cocatalysts include triethylaluminum, methylalumoxane, and fluoro-substituted triaryl borons such as tris(4- fluorophenyl)boron, tris(2,4-difluorophenylboron), tris(3,5- bis(trifluoromethylphenyl) boron, tris(pentafluorophenyl) boron, pentafluorophenyl- diphenyl boron, and bis(pentafluorophenyl) phenylboron. Such fluoro-substituted triarylboranes may be readily synthesized according to techniques such as those disclosed in Marks, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc, 113, 3623-3625 (1991).
The catalyst can be utilized by forming the metal complex LM XιX2 and where required combining the activating cocatalyst with the same in a diluent. The preparation may be conducted in the presence of one or more addition polymerizable monomers, if desired. Preferably, the catalysts are prepared at a temperature within the range from -100°C. to 300°C, preferably 0°C to 250°C, most preferably 0°C to 100°C. Suitable solvents include liquid or supercritical gases such as CO2 , straight and branched-chain hydrocarbons such as isobutane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane, cycloheptane, methylcyclohexane, methylcycloheptane, halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzene, and dichlorobenzene perfluorinated C4.10 alkanes and aromatic and alkyl-substituted aromatic compounds such as benzene, toluene and xylene. Suitable solvents also include liquid olefins which may act as monomers or comonomers including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, cyclopentene, 1-hexene, 3 -methyl- 1-pentene, 4- methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene, and 4-vinycylohexane, (including all isomers alone or in mixtures). Other solvents include anisole, methylchloride, methylene chloride, 2-pyrrolidone and N-methylpyrrolidone. Preferred solvents are aliphatic hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbon, such as toluene.
In the practice of this invention, it is believed that the cocatalyst interacts with the catalyst to create a polymerization-active, metal site in combination with a suitable non-coordinating anion. Such an anion is a poor nucleophile, has a large size (about 4 Angstroms or more), a negative charge that is delocalized over the framework of the anion, and is not a strong reducing or oxidizing agent [S. H. Strauss, Chem. Rev. 93, 927 (1993)]. When the anion is functioning as a suitable non-coordinating anion in the catalyst system, the anion does not transfer an anionic substituent or fragment thereof to any cationic species formed as the result of the reaction.
The equivalent ratio of metal complex to activating cocatalyst (where employed) is preferably in a range from 1:0.5 to 1:104, more preferably from 1:0.75 to 1 : 103. In most polymerization reactions the equivalent ratio of catalys polymerizable compound employed is from 10"12: to 10_1:1, more preferably
Figure imgf000012_0001
The catalysts of the present invention have a tetrahedral or psuedo- tetrahedral structure. It is believed that this structure is present when the catalyst is in the form of an isolated solid compound and when the catalyst is used in the presence of activating cocatalysts of this invention under homopolymerization or copolymerization conditions.
The structure of Figure 1 will be used to illustrate the tetrahedral and psuedo-tetrahedral structures of this invention and to distinguish those structures from square planar structures. This comparison is for illustration purposes only, and is not intended to be limiting in any way. Figure 1 shows nitrogen atoms Nl and N3 together with metal atom Cul describe a tetrahedron with the metal atom at the apex and the nitrogen atoms occupying diagonally opposed positions on a base. Similarly, atoms Cll and C12 form a tetrahedron with Cul, the metal atom being at the apex and the chlorines occupying diagonally opposed basal positions. In a perfect tetrahedron, of equal bond lengths, the included angles transcribing Nl -Cul -Cll, C12-Cul-Cll, N3-Cul-Cll, and Nl-Cul-C12 would all be about 109°. In psuedo- tetrahedral structures, these angles deviate from 109°. Both structures are readily distinguishable from square planar structures, wherein the metal atom lies in the same plane as the chlorines and nitrogens. Olefinic monomers useful in the forming homo and copolymers with the catalyst of the invention include, for example, ethylenically unsaturated monomers, nonconjugated dienes, and oligomers, and higher molecular weight, vinyl-terminated macromers. Examples include C2.2o olefins, vinylcyclohexane, tetrafluoroethylene, and mixtures thereof. Preferred monomers include the C2.ιo α- olefins especially ethylene, propylene, isobutylene, 1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-l- pentene, and 1-octene or mixtures of the same.
Monomers having hydrocarbyl polar functionalities useful in forming homo and copolymers with the catalyst of the invention, are vinyl ether and Ci to C2o alkyl vinyl ethers such as «-butyl vinyl ether, acrylates, such as Cl to C24, or alkyl acrylates such as t-butyl acrylate, and lauryl acrylate, as well as methacrylates such as methyl methacrylate.
In general, the polymerization may be accomplished at conditions well known in the prior art for Ziegler-Natta or Kaminsky-Sinn type polymerization reactions, that is, temperatures from -100°C to 250°C preferably 0°C to 250°C, and pressures from atmospheric to 1000 atmospheres (100 Mpa). Suitable polymerization conditions include those known to be useful for metallocene catalyst when activated by aluminum or boron-activated compounds. Suspension, solution, slurry, gas phase or other process condition may be employed if desired. The catalyst may be supported and such supported catalyst may be employed in the polymerizations of this invention. Preferred supports include alumina, silica, and polymeric supports.
The polymerization typically will be conducted in the presence of a solvent. Suitable solvents include those previously described as useful in the preparation of the catalyst. Indeed, the polymerization may be conducted in the same solvent used in preparing the catalyst. Optionally, of course, the catalyst may be separately prepared in one solvent and used in another.
The polymerization will be conducted for a time sufficient to form the polymer and the polymer is recovered by techniques well known in the art and illustrated in the examples hereinafter.
An important feature of the invention is the formation of substantially linear copolymers having the formula where A is a segment derived from an acyclic aliphatic olefin of 2 to about about 20 carbon atoms; R is H or CH3; x is "OR1 or "COOR1; R1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 24 carbon atoms and y is from about 0.02 to about 0.95 and preferrably y is from about 0.18 to about 0.85.
These copolymers have polar functional monomer segments, — HDH2 — CR- - which are substantially in the chain rather than at ends of branches.
In the case where -A- is a polymer segment derived from ethylene, the branch content of which is below about 20 branches/ 1000 carbon atoms, for example from about 0.5 to less than 20 branches.
The invention is further described in the following non-limiting examples.
EXAMPLES
I. CATALYST PREPARATION
Example 1 - Preparation of l,l'bis(l-hydrobenzimidazol-2yl)carbinol (HBBIOH)
A mixture of 8.0 g of (66.6 mmol) of hydroxypropanedioic acid and 14.41 g (133.3 mmol) of 1,2-phenylenediamine in 90 mL of 4 N hydrochloric acid was refluxed for 18 h. The reaction mixture was cooled and the pH was adjusted to about 8 with ammonium hydroxide to give a pale-green solid. The solid was collected by filtration and dried in a vacuum oven to give 8.85 g of l,rbis(l-hydrobenzimidazol- 2yl)carbinol. Yield : (50.3%); mp 238 °C (subl); 1H MR (500 MHz, d6 DMSO) δ 7.50 (m, 4 H), 7.15 (m, 4 H), 4.70 (s, 1 H), 2.55 (s, 1H). In these examples, NMR resonances are identified as "m" for multiplet and "s" for singlet. IR absorbtions are denoted s for strong, m for medium, and w for weak. Example 2 - Preparation of l, bis(l-methylbenzimidazol-2yl)l" methoxyethane (MeBBIOMe)
A 1.0 g (3.8 mmol) quantity of HBBIOH was suspended in 50 ml of dry THF. Under Ar, sodium hydride (80% disperssion in mineral oil, 0.68 g, 22.8 mmol) was added to the suspension and was stirred for 0.5 h. A 2.16 g (15.2 mmol) quantity of iodomethane was added dropwise and allowed to stir for 18 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated aqueous sodium sulfate solution. THF was removed by rotory-evaporation. The oil was washed with water and seperated with methylene chloride followed by chromatography. The 1 , 1 "bis( 1 -methylbenzimidazol-2yl) 1 " methoxyethane was recrystallized from a mixture of 2-propanol and cyclohexane to give 0.23 g of solid. Yield 18.9% ; mp 194-195 °C; EI-MS 320; 1H NMR (CDC13) δ 2.29 (s, 3H), 3.27 (s, 3H), 3.67 (s, 6H), 7.26-7.36 (m, 6H), 7.79-7.82 (m, 2H).
Example 3 - Preparation of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2
A solution of ethanol and triethylorthoformate was prepared by refluxing 30 ml of 100% ethanol and 4 ml of triethylorthoformate. A 245 mg (1.82 mmol) quantity of CuCl2 (99.999% Aldrich) was dissolved in the ethanol/triethylorthoformate solution to form a yellow-green solution. After the addition of 584 mg (1.82 mmol) of solid MeBBIOMe an intensely yellow colored crystalline precipitate formed. The complex, [1, llbis(l-methylbenzimidazol-2yl)l"methoxyethane]copper(II) dichloride, Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2, was collected by filtration and dried under vacuum. Measurements revealed a melting point (mp) 262-263 °C (decomposition). Elemental analysis calculations predicted relative concentrations of C, 50.19 wt %; H, 4.40 wt %; Cl, 15.61 wt %; and Cu, 14.00 Wt %. Laboratory measurements found C, 50.11 wt %; H, 4.48 wt %; Cl, 15.87 wt %; and Cu, 14.1 wt %; The X-ray crystallo- graphic structure is shown in Fig. 1; bond angles are N3-Cul-C12 101.7°, Nl-Cul- Cll 104.6°, C12-Cul-Cll 105.9°, N3-Cul-Cll 126.3°, Nl-Cul-C12 129.6°. Accordingly, this compound has a psuedo-tetrahedral structure. Example 4 - Preparation of Cu(tributBBIM)Br2
A 260 mg (1.16 mmol) quantity of CuBr2 (99.99% Aldrich) was dissolved in 25 mL of ethanol to form an orange-brown solution. After the addition of 365 mg (0.88 mmol) of solid l,l'bis(l-butylbenzimidazol-2yl)pentane, (tributBBIM), prepared by the methods of Examples 1 and 2, using malonic acid, 1,2-phenylene diamine and butyl iodide as the alkylating agent, a red-brown solution formed. Then 1 mL of triethylorthoformate was added to the soultion and filtered. Upon standing the complex, [l,l'bis(l-butylbenzimidazol-2yl)pentane]copper(II) dibromide, Cu(tributBBIM)Br2, formed as long thin red prisms. The crystals were collected by filtration and air dried, mp 215 °C (decomp.). The X-ray crystallographic structure is shown in Fig. 2; bond angles were measured to be Brl-Cul-Nl 1 130.6°, Nl-Cul- Brl 106.4°, Nl l-Cul-Br2 99.1°, Brl-Cul-Br2 100.5°, Nl-Cul-Br2 134.8°. Accordingly, this structure has a psuedo-tetrahedral structure.
Example 5 - Preparation of [3,3'(l-ethylbenzimidazol-2yl)pentane]copper(II) dichloride, Cu(tetEtBBIM)Cι2 and ditrifluoromethylsulfonate, Cu(tetEtBBIM)(trif)2
3,3' (l-Ethylbenzimidazol-2yl) pentane copper (II) dichloride, Cu(tetEtBBIM)Cι2 was prepared by the Examples 1-3, using malonic acid and 1,2 phenylene diamine and ethyl iodide as the alkylating agent. A suspension of 65 mg of [3,3'(1- ethylbenzimidazol-2yl)pentane]copper(II) dichloride, Cu(tetEtBBIM)Cl2, was prepared in a solution consisting of 35 ml of methylene chloride and 0.5 ml of triethylorthoformate. To the stirred suspension 67.5 mg of silver trifluoromethylsulfonate, Ag(trif), was added. After stirring about 15 minutes the solution was filtered. After slow evaporation, the filtrate afforded bright blue prisms of Cu(tetEtBBIM)(trif)2 which were collected by filtration. X-ray crystallographic data revealed a = 9.8303 A, b = 10.3048 A, c = 16.1909 A, α = 80.3697°, β = 72.7137°, γ = 71.4988°, Volume = 1480.29 A3. Example 6 - Preparation of 2,2' bis[2-(l-ethylbenzimidazol-2yl]biphenyl] copper(π), Cu(diEtBBIL)Cl2
A solution of ethanol and triethylorthoformate was prepared by combining 35 mL of 100% ethanol and 4 mL of triethylorthoformate. A 500 mg (2.93 mmol) quantity of CuCl -2H2O (Aldrich) was dissolved to form a green solution. After the addition of 500 mg (1.13 mmol) of solid diEtBBIL, ± 2,2'bis[2-(l-ethylbenzimidazol- 2yl)]biphenyl, prepared by the method of Example 1 and 2, using 2,2'-diphenic acid, 1,2-phenylenediamine, and ethyl iodide as alkylating agent, the mixture was refluxed for 5 minutes. Upon cooling an organe-brown microcystalline solid was obtained. The solid was collected by filtration, washed with triethylorthoformate and pentane, then air dried to give 585 mg of orange-brown solid; mp 206-207°C (decomp). The orange-brown solid was recrystallized from hot nitromethane to give the yellow crystalline complex, ± 2,2'-bis[2-(l-ethylbenzimidazol-2yl)]biphenylcopper(II) dichloride, Cu(diEtBBIL)Cl2, which was collected by filtration and dried under vacuum; mp 275°C (soften) 285°C (decomp.); Anal. Calcd. Cu, 11.01 Found Cu, 11.01; IR(KBr pellet, cm_1)3439 br, 3069 w, 2962 w, 1668 s 2947 sh, 2926s, 2852 m, 1465 s, 1418 s, 776 sh, 761 sh, 746 s. X-ray crystallographic data: Nl-Cul-N3 111°; P2(l)2(l), Z=4, a=15.98θA, c=20.538 A, α=90°, γ=90°, Volume = 5387.36 A3; solution EPR (toluene/nitromethane) An=15 Gauss.
Example 7 - Preparation of [± 2,2'-bis[2-(l-octylbenzimidazol- 2yl)]biphenyl]copper(II) dichloride, Cu(diOctBBIL)Cl2
A 200 mg quantity of CuCl2»2H2O (Aldrich) was dissolved in 15 ml of ethanol to give a green solution. Then 100 mg of diOctBBIL, prepared by the method of Example 1 and 2, using 2,2'-diphenic acid, 1,2 phenylenediamine and 1-iodooctane as the alkylating agent, was added as an oil, followed by the addition of 1 ml of triethylorthoformate. The mixture was heated to reflux for 10 min., then allowed to cool. Upon standing the solution afforded bright-yellow thin plates of [± 2,2'-bis[2- (l-octylbenzimidazol-2yl)]biphenyl]copper(II) dichloride. The crystalline solid was collected by filtration and washed with pentane. Yield 110 mg, MP 152-153 °C, Elemental Analysis for Cu: calcd 8.52; found 8.45; X-ray crystallographic data: space group P-l, Z = 2, a = 12.152 A, b = 14.099 A, c = 23.253 A, α = 90.18°, β = 90.09°, γ = 95.29°, Volume = 3967.0 A3.
II. HOMOPOLYMERIZATION AND COPOLYMERIZATION
Reactions were conducted under argon using Schlenk and glovebox techniques. All solvents and monomers were purified by standard techniques, Perrin, D. D., Armarego, W. L F. Purification of Laboratory Chemicals; Pergamon: New York, 1988. 30% MAO in toluene, available from Albemarle, Inc. (Baton Rouge, La.), was "jsed as received. General procedure for polymer workup: First a sufficient amount of methanol is added in order to quench the polymerization reaction. Then the mixture is added to 5 to 10 times its volume of methanol containing 10 ppm of 2,6 Di-tertbutyl-4-methylphenol, (BHT), in order to precipitate the polymer. Then 10 ml of 2 N HC1 is added to the mixture containing the polymer and is soaked for a sufficient time to remove the catalyst and cocatalyst from the polymer. The polymer is generally collected by filtration and dried under vacuum. "RT" means ambient or room temperature, i.e. a temperature from about 20 °C to 26 °C.
Example 8 - Polyethylene
A glass lined Parr reactor was loaded in an Ar glove box with 14.1 mg (0.024 mmol) of Cu (diEtBBIL)Cl2 followed by 30 mL of toluene to give a pale yellow partially dissolved solution. Next 2.0 mL of 30% MAO was added to give a nearly colorless solution. The Parr was sealed and taken to a hood containing the controller for the Parr and pressurized with 270 psig ethylene and polymerized at 80°C for -24 hours. The reaction was cooled, vented and quenched with MeOH. The product was collected by filtration, washed with MeOH and dried at 70 °C for 2 hours. Yield = 16.15 g of white polymer. Turnover Number (TON), moles substrate converted/moles catalyst = 24,000. 13C NMR (TCE, Cr(AcAc)3) δ 29.5(s,-CH2-). There were no detectable resonances for branching elsewhere in the spectrum, using the method of Randall, J. Macromol.Sci., Rev. Macromol. Chem. Phys. C29 (292) 1989. (Branch content < 0.5 branches/1000 carbon atoms.) The 1H NMR (TCE) δ 1.3 (s,-CH2— )δ 0.95 (m, CH3 end groups) (δ 4.95 - 5.10 (m, olefin end groups). The ratio of CH3 to olefin end groups was > 3:1. Polymer Mη = 4,900, Mw=13,900, by GPC (in TCB); Tm=139.1 °C, ΔH=209.8 J/g.
Example 9 - Polyethylene Polymerization, Hexane Slurry Conditions
Polymerization was run using a hexane slurry prepared by suspending 3.72 mg (0.0082 mmol) of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2 in hexane followed by activation with 2.5 mL of 10% MAO (0.004 mol). The reactor was pressurized with 125 psig of ethylene and heated to 60 °C for 0.5 h to yield 2.4 g of solid polyethylene (TON= 10,900). Polyethylene Mn = 150700, MWD = 2.33 by GPC (in TCE, polyethylene standard). Polymer Tm = 140°C.
Example 10 - Polyethylene Polymerization, moderate Pressure Conditions
A high-pressure HASTELLOY™ reactor was loaded in an Ar glovebox with a slurry prepared by suspending 35 mg (0.077 mmol) of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2 in 4.0 mL of toluene followed by activation with 1.0 ml of 30% MAO (0.005 mol). The reactor was pressurized with 5.6 g (0.20 mol) of ethylene and heated to 80.5 °C, resulting in a pressure of 5170 psig. The pressure dropped to 4390 psig over a 2.75 h period indicating an uptake of ethylene. The polymerization mixture was cooled and quenched with methanol to give 1.1 g of solid polyethylene. (20% yield based on ethylene) Polyethylene Mn = 145,400, MWD = 2.55, Tm = 139 °C, ΔHf = 122 J/g.
Example 11 - Polymerization of ethylene
The polymerization was run using a slurry prepared by suspending 12.8 mg (0.022 mmol) of Cu(diEtBBIL)Cl2 in 30 mL of toluene and 10 mL of 1,2-dichlorobenzene followed by activation with 2.5 ml of 30% MAO to give a yellow suspension. The Parr reactor was pressurized with 500 psig of ethylene and heated to 80 °C and maintained at 80 °C for 1/2 h during which the pressure dropped from 730 psi to 580 psig. The polymerization mixture was cooled and quenched with methanol to give 7.97 g of solid polyethylene upon workup (TON = 12,700 molesPE/moles catalyst).
Example 12 - Polyethylene Polymerization, Toluene Slurry
The polymerization was run using a toluene slurry prepared by suspending 20.8 mg (0.029 mmol) of [3,3'(l-ethylbenzimidazol-2yl)pentane]copper(II) ditrifluoromethyl- sulfonate, Cu(tetEtBBIM)(trif) in 30 mL of toluene followed by activation with 2.0 mL of 30% MAO (0.01 mol) to give a yellow suspension. The PARR™ reactor was pressurized with 300 psig of ethylene and heated to 90° C and further pressurized to 750 psig and maintained at 90 °C for 20 h during which the pressure dropped to 740 psi. The polymerization mixture was cooled and quenched with methanol to give 210 mg of solid polyethylene upon workup. Polyethylene Tm = 137° C.
Example 13 - Copolymerization of ethylene and 1-hexene
A high-pressure HASTELLOY™ reactor was loaded in an Ar glovebox with a slurry prepared by suspending 30.1 mg (0.066 mmol) of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2 in 2.0 mL of toluene followed by activation with 1.0 mL of 30% MAO (0.005 mol). This was followed by the addition of 0.67 g of 1-hexene. The reactor was pressurized with 4.1 g of ethylene (0.146 mol) and heated to 80 °C resulting in a pressure of 850 psig. The pressure dropped to 690 psig over a 1.5 h period and the polymerization mixture was cooled and quenched with methanol to give 1.6 g of solid copolymer. (33.5% yield based on charge of monomers) Copolymer Mn=133,500, MWD = 2.51, Tm = 107, 123 °C.
Example 14 - Poly(t-butyl acrylate)
A 20.1 mg (0.044 mmol) quantity of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2 was added to a 100 mL round-bottomed flask in an Ar glovebox. A 10 mL quantity of toluene was added to the flask, followed by 0.11 g of 30 wt. % MAO (0.57 mmol) resulting in an yellow slurry. 7.45 g of t-butyl acrylate (freshly distilled from CaCl2 and stabilized with 300 ppm of phenathiazine) was added to the slurry. The flask was covered with aluminum foil and the mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 18 hours in the dark. At the end of this time period, the reaction was quenched with 5 mL of methanol and then the polymer was precipitated out in 150 mL of acidic methanol (10%). The polymer was isolated by filtration and dried under vacuum at 40°C for a day. Yield : 57%. Mn = 470,000; Mw = 851,000; MWD = 1.8. ^C NMR (ppm, CDC13): 28.2 (s, -CH2-CH(COOC(CH3)3)-). 34.3-37.6 (m, -CH2 -CH(COOC(CH3)3)-). 42-43.5 (m, -CH2-CH(COOC(CH3)3)-), 80.5 (m, -CH2-CH(COOC(CH3)3)-). 173.2-174.1 (m, -CH2-CH(COOC(CH3)3)-), 38%rr, 46% mr, 16% mm (by integration of methine peak).
Example 15 - Poly(methyl methacrylate)
19.6 mg of Cu(MeBBIOMe)C-2 was added to 5 mL of toluene in a 100 mL round- bottomed flask in an Ar glovebox. To another 5 mL quantity of toluene, 4.41 g of methyl methacrylate (stabilized with 400 ppm of phenathiazine) was added, followed by 0.15 g of 30 wt. % MAO (0.78 mmol). This pale yellow solution was added to the flask, which was sealed and covered with aluminum foil. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours in the dark. At the end of this time period, the green-yellow reaction mixture was quenched with methanol and then the polymer was precipitated out in 150 mL of acidic methanol (10%). The polymer was isolated by filtration and dried under vacuum at 50°C for a day. Yield : 51%. Mn = 140,000; Mw = 635,000; MWD = 4.6. 1H NMR (ppm, CDCI3): 0.86, 1.02, and 1.21 (s, -CH2-C(CH3)(COOCH3)-). 1-5-2.2 (broad m) and 1.91 (s, -CH2-C(CH3)(COOCH3)-), 3.63 (s, -CH2-C(CH3)(COOCH3)-)5 76% rr, 18% mr, 6% mm (by integration of methyl peaks at 0.8 (rr), 1.0 (mr), 1.2 (mm) ppm).
Example 16 - Poly w-butyl vinyl ether
In an Ar glovebox a yellow suspension was prepared by adding 1.0 ml of 30% MAO to 25 ml of toluene containing 10.2 mg (0.022 mmol) of Cu(MeBBIOMe)Cl2. Then 5.0 mL «-butyl vinyl ether (44 mmol) was added to the suspension. The mixture was allowed to stir at RT for 20 h during which time the mixture became a viscous pale red-brown solution. The polymerization was quenched with methanol. Upon workup 2.07 g of amorphous poly n-butyl vinyl ether was obtained Yield : 53%, IR (film, KBr plate, cm'1) 2956 (s), 2930 (s), 2871 (s), 1464 (m), 1457 (m), 1377 (m), 1039 (s). 1HNMR (CDCl3)δ 0.95 (t,CH3), 1.3-1.9(m,CH2), 3.3-4.7(m, CH-o,-O-Ch2); ratio δ 0.95-1.9/δ 3.3-4.7 = 3H 9H. 13C NMR. (CDCl3)δ 13.5 (s, CH3), 19.5(s,CH20,31.0(s,CH2)39.0-41.0(m,CH2), 67.5(m,-OCH), 73.5(m,-OCH2). GPC: Mn=6300, M2=30,000.
Example 17 - Ethylene//-Butyl Acrylate Copolymer
A Parr reactor was loaded with 33.5 mg (0.0679 mmol) of Cu (tet EtBBIM)Cl2 followed by 35 mL of toluene, then by 2.0 mL of 30% MAO (.01 moles) in an argon dry box to give a yellow suspension. The 6.0 mL (5.37g) (54 mmol) of t-butyl acrylate was added to give a yellow-green suspension. The Parr was sealed and set up in a hood and pressurized with 750 psig of ethylene and polymerized at 90°C for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and quenched with MeOH. Subsequently, the contents of the reactor were added to ca 150 mL of MeOH giving a white precipitate. A 10 mg quantity of BHT and 25 mL of HC1 were added, and the mixture was allowed to soak to dissolve catalyst residues. The polymer was extracted from the water phase with CH2C12 and Et2O The solvents were removed by vacuum and the polymer was dried in a vacuum oven at 55°C to give 2.96 g of pale-green solid. Catalyst turnovers (TON) (moles substrate converted per mole of catalyst) for t-butyl acrylate is 307, for ethylene is 151.
1HNMR (CDCl3)δ 0.7-0.85 (m CH3 end groups), δ 1.1-1.25 (m -CHr-), δ 1.4 (s - O-C(CH3)3)), δ 2.05-2.25 (broad m,— CH- ). The presence of a multiplet rather than a triplet at 2.05 - 2.25 ppm, and the lack of a resonance at 1.6 ppm is consistent with in chain ester units rather than ester ended branches, such as -<CH2)„CH2COOC(CH3)3. Integration of the monomer units indicates a copolymer composition of ca 67% t-butyl acrylate units and 33% ethylene units. 13C NMR (δ, CDC13), δ 27 ppm (t, CH3's of the t-butyl group), δ 67 (s, — C— of t-butyl group), δ 41.5-42.8 (m, -CHr-), δ 43.8-44.8 (m, -CHr-), δ 46.5 (s, -CH-). Branching analysis of CH3 (at δ 19.8), Et (at δ 11.6), C3-C6 (at δ 14.1) by 13C NMR gave < 4.4 CH3 branches/1000 C atoms, 7.7 CH3CH2 branches/1000 C atoms, and 5.1 propyl to hexyl branches/1000 carbon atoms. GPC (THF, polystyrene calibration, with DRI and UV detection at 215 nm) of a sample purified through a neutral alumina column to remove MAO and unreacted monomer: Mn = 26,200, Mw = 34,200. The presence of UV activity across the molecular weight distribution is an indication of copolymer formation. DSC (Tg = +4 and no Tm) also confirms copolymer rather than homopolymers.
Comparative Example 1
A copolymer was prepared following the procedure of Examples 134 of PCT WO96/23010. 1HNMR (CDC13): 2.2(t, -CH2CO2C(CH3)3, ester ended branches), 1.6 (m, CH2CH2CO2C(CH3)3, ester ended branches), 1.45 (s, -C(CH3)3), 0.95-1.45, (m, CH, and other CH2). 0.75-0.95 (m, CH3, ends of hydrocarbon branches or ends of chains). This spectrum shows that the esters are primarily located at the ends of hydrocarbon branches; integration gave 6.7 mole% t-butyl acrylate. 13CNMR quantitative analysis, branching per 1000 CH2: Total methyls (74.8); methyl (27.7), Ethyl (15.3), propyl 1.5), butyl (8.6), > amyl and end of chains (30.8), -CO2C(CH3)3 ester (43.2). Ester branches -CH(CH2)„CO2C(CH3)3 as a % of total ester: n > 5 (44.3), n = 1, 2, 3, 4 (37.2), n = 0 (18.5). GPC (THF, PMMA standard): Mn=6000 Mw=8310 Mw/Mn=1.39.
Example 18 - Ethylene/MMA Copolymer
In an Ar glovebox, a Parr reactor was loaded with 26.1 mg (.055 mmol) or orange Cu (BBD ) Cl2, followed by 30 mL of toluene, and finally with 2.0 mL of 30% MAO (.010 mol). Then 4.0 mL (3.74g) (0.0374 mmol) of methyl methacrylate, containing 400 ppm of phenathiazine, was added. The Parr reactor was sealed and set up in a hood and pressurized with 750 psig of ethylene and polymerized at 90°C for 19.5 hours. The reaction was quenched with MeOH. The polymer was collected by filtration to give 0.68 g of white polymer. Turnover Number (TON) (moles substrate converted for mole of catalyst) for MMA = 109, for ethylene = 50. IR (film, cm-1) 3441 w, 3001 s, 2951 s, 2943 sh, 1736 s (ester C=0 ), 1456 (CH2),
1246 s (C-O), 1149 s (C-O), 1000 sh, 991 s, 914 w, 844 m, 812 w, 756 m (CH2). 1 HNMR (CDC13) δ 0.61(m, CH3 end groups) δ, 0.85 - 1.1 (m, CH3). δ 1.45-2.45 (m, -CH2-), δ 3.25-3.35 (s, -OCH3). Integration of 1H NMR indicates a copolymer composition of 71.3% MMA and 28.7% ethylene. GPC (in TCB, polystyrene calibration): Mn = 1,150, Mw = 35,900; Tg of polymer - 61.2°C (first heat), no Tm; 13C NMR (CDC13), δ 18-22 (m, -CHr-), δ 31-32, δ 40-41 (m, -CHr-), 45.5-46.5 (m, — c— δ 52.5 (s, -OCH3), δ 55.8 (m, -CHr-). No backbone methine carbons were found by a DEPT (Distortionless Enhancement by Polarization Transfer) experiment, indicating no detectable backbone branch sites.
Example 19 - Ethylene/w-Butyl Vinyl Ether Copolymer
A Parr reactor was loaded with 33.3 mg (0.0673 mmol) of Cu (tetEtBBIM) Cl2 and 30 mL of toluene, followed by the addition of 2.0 mL of 30% MAO (0.010 mol) to give a yellow suspension. A 5 mL quantity (44 mmol) of n-butyl vinyl ether was added with no immediate color change. The Parr reactor was sealed and taken to a hood containing the controllers for the reactor. The reactor was pressurized with 750 psig of ethylene and the mixture was reacted at 60°C for 20 hours. The reaction was cooled, quenched and the product was isolated. The polymer was soaked in MeOH/HCl to remove catalyst residues. The product was washed and dried to yield .420 g of viscous oil. TON («-butyl vinyl ether) = 61; TON (ethylene) = 11.5. IR (film, KBr plate, cm'1) 2958(s), 2931(s)(CH2), 2872(s), 1465(s), 1458(s), 1377(m), 1093(s), 1039(m), 979(w), 932(w), 913(w), 859(w), 802(m) 737(m) CH2, 13C NMR (CDC13 + CrAcAc)3 δ 13.5 (s, CH3), 19.5 (s, CH2) 29.5-30.0 (m, -CH_-), 31.0(s,CH2) 39.0-41.5 (m, CH2), 68.5(m, -CH-O), 73.5 (m, -OCH2). The presence of the -CH-O resonance at 68.5 ppm indicates an in-chain copolymer. Integration of the NMR indicates a copolymer composition of 84.3% w-butyl vinyl ether, and 15.8% ethylene. The polymer Tg = -97, -63°C with no Tm is consistent with copolymer formation. GPC (polystyrene calibration with DRI and UV detection at 215 nm), Mn = 5390, Mw = 23620, Mw/Mn = 4.38. The presence of UV activity across the molecular weight-distribution confirms copolymer formation. Example 20 - Poly(lauryl acrylate)
In a nitrogen glovebox, a polymerization tube was loaded with 17.9 mg (FW 744.5, 2.4 x 10'5 mole) of Cu(diOctBBIL)Cl2 catalyst, followed by 20.25 mL of toluene, and finally with 0.8 mL of 10% MAO (0.00138 mole). Then 3.0 g (FW 240.39, 0.0125 mole) of inhibitor free lauryl acrylate was added. The mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 24 hours. The yield was 47%, upon workup. 13C NMR of the product showed characteristic polymer ester peak at 174.4 ppm as against to 166.1 peak for monomer ester. IR (film, cm"1) 1736 (polymer ester carbonyl), 1464, 1396, 1377, 1258, 1167 and 721. GPC (solvent: THF, polystyrene calibration) of the product gave Mn 16100 and Mw 69100.
Example 21 - Ethylene Lauryl Acrylate Copolymer
In a nitrogen glove box, a Parr reactor was loaded with 15.0 mg (FW 744.5, 2.01 x 10"5 mole) of Cu(diOctBBIL)Cl2 catalyst, followed by 30 mL of toluene, and finally with 2.4 mL of 10% MAO (0.00414 mole). Then 2.0 g (FW 240.39, 0.00832 mole) of inhibitor free lauryl acrylate was added. The Parr reactor was sealed and set up in a hood and pressurized with 700 psig of ethylene and polymerized at 80°C for 48 hours. The polymer was collected by filtration to give 1.3g of product. Turnover number (TON) (moles of substrate converted for mole of catalyst) for LA = 234, for ethylene = 306. The 13C NMR of the product showed peaks due to both ethylene, as well as lauryl acrylate. Integration of the peak indicates a copolymer composition of 56.7 mole % ethylene, and 43.3 mole % lauryl acrylate. GPC (solvent: THF, polystyrene calibration) of the product gave Mw 7700.

Claims

CLAIMS:
1. A catalyst system comprising:
(a) a catalyst having the formula LM X╬╣X2 wherein Xi and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogens, hydride, triflate, acetate, triflouroacetate, tris perflourotetraphenyl borate, tetraflouro borate, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl or cyclo alkoxy, and aryl; M is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, and Au; and L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate Iigand,
(b) an activating cocatalyst.
2. The catalyst system of Claim 1 wherein L has the formula [ABA] or [AA] wherein A and A are independently selected from the group consisting of
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R3
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and
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; wherein Rl is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl, aryl, and triflouroethane;
R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl, Cl through C12 alkoxy, F, Cl, SO3, Cl through C12 perflouroalkyl, and N(CH3)2;
B is selected from the group consisting of non-substituted Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl; methoxy; amino; halo; and Cl through C12 haloalkyl substituted straight chain or branched alkyl or cyclo alkyl of up to 12 carbon atoms, or a C1-C40 aryl or alkylaryl group.
3. The catalyst system according to claim 2 wherein L is selected from the group consisting of l,rbis(l-methylbenzimidazol-2 yl)l" methoxyethane and 3,3,(l-ethylbenzimidazol-2yl) pentane, and 2,2' bis[2-(l-alkylbenzimidazol- 2yl)]biphenyl, where the alkyl group is from C1-C20 atoms.
4. The catalyst system of claim 3 wherein the cocatalyst is selected from the group consisting of alkylalumoxanes, aluminum alkyls, aluminum halides, alkyl aluminum halides, Lewis acids and alkylating agents, and mixtures thereof.
5. The catalyst system of claim 4 wherein the ratio of metal complex to activating cocatalyst is from 1 : 10"2 to 1 : 106.
6. The catalyst system of claim 5 wherein Xi = X2 and are selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, and trifluoromethylsulfonate.
7. A composition have the formula LMX╬╣X wherein Xi and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogens, hydride, triflate, acetate, triflouroacetate, tris perflourotetraphenyl borate, tetraflouro borate, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl or cyclo alkoxy, and aryl; M is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, and Au; and L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate Iigand.
8. The composition of claim 7 wherein L is selected from the group consisting of 1, 1' bis(l-methylbenzimidazol-2 yl)l" methoxyethane and 3,3'(l-ethylbenzimidazol-2yl) pentane, and 2,2'bis[2-(l-alkylbenzimidazole- 2yl)]biphenyl. M is copper, and Xi and X2 are selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine.
9. A method for polymerizing olefinic monomers selected from the group consisting of:
(a) acyclic aliphatic olefins, (b) olefins having a hydrocarbyl polar functionality and (c) mixtures of (i) at least one olefin having a hydrocarbyl functionality (ii) at least one acyclic aliphatic olefin, the method comprising contacting the olefinic monomer or monomers under polymerization conditions with a catalyst system comprising (a) a catalyst having the formula LM X╬╣X2, wherein Xi and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of halogens, hydride, triflate, acetate, triflouroacetate, trisperflourotetraphenyl borate, tetraflouro borate, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl or alkoxy, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl or cyclo alkoxy, and aryl; M is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, and Au; and L is a nitrogen-containing bidentate Iigand,
(b) an activating cocatalyst.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein L has the formula [ABA] or [AA] wherein A and A are independently selected from the group consisting of
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R3
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Figure imgf000029_0003
and
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wherein Rl is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl, aryl, and triflouroethane; R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl, Cl through C12 alkoxy, F, Cl, SO3, Cl through C12 perflouroalkyl, and N(CH3)2;
B is selected from the group consisting of non-substituted Cl through C12 straight chain or branched alkyl, C3 through C12 cyclo alkyl; methoxy; amino; halo; and Cl through C12 haloalkyl substituted straight chain or branched alkyl or cyclo alkyl of up to 12 carbon atoms or a C1-C40 aryl or alkylaryl group.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the cocatalyst is selected from the group consisting of alkylalumoxanes, aluminum alkyls, aluminum halides, alkyl aluminum halides, Lewis acids other than any of the foregoing, alkylating agents and mixtures thereof.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the contacting is at a temperature in the range of from about -100┬░C to about 250┬░C and at pressures of from about 15 psig to about 30,000 psig.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the contacting is conducted in a solvent.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the solvent is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon solvent or a halogenated aromatic solvent, or mixture of thereof.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein the olefinic monomer is selected from the group consisting of (a) acyclic aliphatic olefins, (b) olefins having a hydrocarbyl polar functionality wherein a homopolymer is formed.
16. The method of claim 13 wherein the olefinic monomer is selected from mixtures of (i) at least one olefin having a hydrocarbyl functionality and (ii) at least one acyclic aliphatic olefin, whereby a copolymer is formed.
17. A substantially linear copolymer having a polymer chain with the formula: -*)^1^ x-)? y where A is a segment derived from an acyclic aliphatic olefin of 2 to about 20 carbon atoms;
RisHorCH3;
Xis-O^or-COOR1;
R1 is an alkyl group of 1 to about 24 carbon atoms; and
Y is from about 0.02 to about 0.95 and wherein the ΓÇö r-QHfeΓÇö CR4ΓÇö group is substantially in the polymer chain.
18. The copolymer of claim 16 wherein A is a segment derived from ethylene, such that it has less than about 20 branches/1000 carbon atoms.
19. A copolymer having a polymer chain represented by the formula:
Figure imgf000031_0001
where A is a segment derived from an acyclic aliphatic olefin of 2 to about 20 carbon atoms;
RisHorCH3;
Xis-O^or-COOR1;
Ri is an alkyl group of 1 to about 24 carbon atoms and Y is from 0.18 to 0.85.
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