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- the present invention relates to methods of polymerizing olefins using hybrid catalysts and also methods of controlling the relative activity of the active centers of such hybrid catalysts.
- One possible way of preparing monomers having relatively broad distributions in a targeted manner is to mix different, separately prepared, uniform polymers with one another.
- a further possible way which is frequently used on an industrial scale for polyolefins is to produce the polymers in a multistage polymerization process (cascade), with polymerization being carried out under different conditions in the different stages. In this way, too, it is possible to produce polymers having relatively broad distributions in a targeted manner.
- Hybrid catalysts can be catalysts which comprise active centers of different classes of catalysts.
- WO 98/02247 and WO 01/48029 describe hybrid catalysts comprising a Ziegler component and a metallocene component.
- the expression Ziegler catalyst also includes the catalysts referred to as Ziegler-Natta catalysts in the literature.
- WO 00/35970 relates to methods of preparing polyolefins using catalysts comprising metallocene centers and chromium oxide centers.
- WO 99/46302 discloses catalysts comprising nitrogen-comprising transition metal complexes and further catalysts, for example Ziegler, chromium oxide or metallocene catalysts, for the polymerization of olefins.
- hybrid catalysts can also be catalysts comprising different representatives of the same class of active centers.
- WO 99/60032 describes hybrid catalysts which comprise two different metallocenes and by means of which polyolefins having improved processability can be obtained.
- Such known hybrid catalysts usually comprise at least one component derived from a transition metal coordination compound.
- WO 00/50466 and WO 02/24768 describe polymerization processes using hybrid catalysts, in each of which two different hybrid catalysts are introduced into a reactor, with the two hybrid catalysts comprising the same catalyst components but in a different ratio.
- the ratio of the polymer components formed to one another can then be controlled by regulating the ratio of the two hybrid catalysts.
- WO 02/090398 A different approach is described by WO 02/090398, in which a hybrid catalyst and an auxiliary selected from the group consisting of phosphines, phosphites, acetylenes, dienes, thiophenes and aluminum alkyls are used to influence firstly the molar mass of the higher molecular weight and lower molecular weight polymer components formed by the individual active centers relative to one another and secondly the ratio of the polymer components to one another.
- the influencing of the ratio of the polymer components to one another occurs successfully only with a simultaneous change in the molar mass of the components. This has the disadvantage that the higher molecular weight component or the lower molecular weight component is altered in an undesirable way and therefore scarcely gives predictable results.
- auxiliaries which may be mentioned are, in particular, chain transfer agents which are used quite generally for regulating the mean molar mass of the polymer chains formed.
- dialkylzinc compounds as described in EP-A 435 250 and EP-A 1 092 730 or various silanes as described in EP- A 1 092 730, WO 98/56835 and WO 03/104290 can be employed for controlling the molar mass.
- the use of carbon dioxide and water for increasing or decreasing the molar mass is described in WO 95/13305 in the context of the use of metallocene catalysts.
- the present invention accordingly provides a method of preparing olefin polymers, which comprises the polymerization of at least one ⁇ -olefin in the presence of a hybrid catalyst to produce a polymer comprising at least a higher molecular weight polymer component and a lower molecular weight polymer component in the presence of water in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm and/or carbon dioxide in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm, in each case based on the total reaction mixture. Water and/or carbon dioxide are added in order to alter the ratio of the higher molecular weight polymer component to the lower molecular weight polymer component.
- the present invention further provides a method of polymerizing olefins using hybrid catalysts comprising at least two different catalyst components of which at least one is a transition metal coordination compound, with the polymerization being carried out in the presence of water in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm and/or in the presence of carbon dioxide in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm, in each case based on the total reaction mixture.
- the present invention further provides a method of controlling the ratio of a higher molecular weight component to a lower molecular weight component in an olefin polymer, which comprises the polymerization of at least one ⁇ -olefin at temperatures of from 50 to 13O 0 C and pressures of from 0.1 to 150 MPa in the presence of a hybrid catalyst, wherein carbon dioxide is used in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm to reduce the proportion of the higher molecular weight component and/or water is used in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm to reduce the proportion of the lower molecular weight component, with the amount in mol ppm being based in each case on the total reaction mixture.
- the critical aspect is merely that the proportion of at least two components relative to one another is controlled or regulated.
- the polymer preferably has two, three or four, particularly preferably two or three, polymer components.
- the control can preferably also be part of a regulating procedure.
- the present invention therefore further provides a method of regulating the ratio of a higher molecular weight polymer component to a lower molecular weight polymer component in an olefin polymer using the abovementioned control method, which comprises the steps
- composition of a polymer mixture in a polymerization reactor is preferably measured by means of the steps
- control or regulation of the modifiers can also be carried out in combination with the regulation of one or more of the catalyst components introduced into the reactor.
- the particularly selective method of setting the activity of the catalyst components by means of the present invention in combination with the rapid determination of the polymer composition by means of NMR makes particularly simple, rapid and reliable regulation of the polymer composition possible.
- the present invention provides for the use of carbon dioxide for decreasing the ratio of a higher molecular weight component to a lower molecular weight component in an olefin polymer during the polymerization of at least one ⁇ -olefin in the presence of a hybrid catalyst comprising a catalyst component based on iron or cobalt and a catalyst component comprising a cyclopentadienyl ligand, and also the use of water for increasing the ratio of a higher molecular weight component to a lower molecular weight component in an olefin polymer during the polymerization of at least one ⁇ -olefin in the presence of a hybrid catalyst comprising a catalyst component based on iron or cobalt and a catalyst component comprising a cyclopentadienyl ligand.
- the polymerization takes place in the presence of water in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm or carbon dioxide in an amount of from 2 to 100 mol ppm, in each case based on the total reaction mixture.
- Water and carbon dioxide are preferably used individually, but can also be used together. Carbon dioxide and water will hereinafter also be referred to collectively or individually as modifiers.
- the amount of water or carbon dioxide added serves to alter the ratio of the higher molecular weight polymer component to the lower molecular weight polymer component.
- Other properties of the polymer components e.g. the mean molar mass, are not influenced or influenced to only a minor extent.
- the amount of the other polymer component in each case is not altered or altered to only a minor extent. It may be emphasized that further additives and auxiliaries such as antistatics or scavengers can additionally be used in the method of the invention.
- the modifiers used according to the invention have the further advantage that they are readily available, cheap, odorless and completely nontoxic.
- the precise amount of water or carbon dioxide used is dependent, in particular, on the sensitivity of the respective catalyst component in the hybrid catalyst toward the modifier and also the type and amount of scavengers such as metal alkyls added. It therefore needs to be matched empirically to the respective reaction conditions. The amount should in no event be so high that one or more catalyst components are made completely inactive, as is customary, for example, prior to shutdown of the reactor.
- the water is preferably used in an amount of at least 3 mol ppm, more preferably at least 5 mol ppm, more preferably at least 8 mol ppm. It is preferably used in an amount of not more than 90 mol ppm, more preferably not more than 75 mol ppm, more preferably not more than 50 mol ppm.
- a preferred concentration range extends from 3 to 80 mol ppm, more preferably from 3 to 60 mol ppm, particularly preferably from 5 to 40 mol ppm.
- the carbon dioxide is preferably used in an amount of at least 3 mol ppm, more preferably at least 5 mol ppm, more preferably at least 8 mol ppm. It is preferably used in an amount of not more than 90 mol ppm, more preferably not more than 75 mol ppm, more preferably not more than 50 mol ppm.
- a preferred concentration range extends from 3 to 80 mol ppm, more preferably from 3 to 60 mol ppm, particularly preferably from 5 to 40 mol ppm.
- hybrid catalysts are catalyst systems which comprise at least two different types of active centers derived from at least two chemically different starting materials.
- the different active centers can be active centers obtained from different transition metal coordination compounds.
- the hybrid catalysts are suitable for producing bimodal or multimodal polymer products comprising at least a higher molecular weight polymer component and a lower molecular weight polymer component.
- a polymer is bimodal when it has two different polymer components, and a polymer is multimodal when it has more than two different polymer components.
- a polymer component is, logically, a polymer which has been produced by one specific type of active component in a polymerization catalyst comprising a plurality of components.
- the hybrid catalysts used in the method of the invention can comprise mixtures of two or more different particulate catalyst solids.
- the catalyst components display different comonomer incorporation behavior.
- a different comonomer incorporation behavior is present when the comonomer content of the various polymer components differs by at least 30%.
- the comonomer content of the polymer components preferably differs by at least 50%, more preferably by a factor of 2, more preferably by a factor of 10, particularly preferably by a factor of 100.
- the higher molecular weight polymer component is that having the higher comonomer content.
- the lower molecular weight polymer component has a comonomer content of 0-1.5 mol%, preferably 0.08 mol%, particularly preferably 0-0.3 mol%.
- the higher molecular weight polymer component has a comonomer content of from 0 to 15 mol%, preferably from 0.01 to 10 mol%, particularly preferably from 0.3 to 3 mol%.
- the lower molecular weight polymer component preferably has a mean molar mass M w of from 10 000 to 100 000 g/mol, more preferably from 20 000 to 80 000 g/mol, particularly preferably from 30 000 to 70 000 g/mol.
- the higher molecular weight polymer component preferably has a mean molar mass M w of from 100 000 to 2 000 000 g/mol, more preferably from 150 000 to 1 000 000 g/mol, particularly preferably 200 000-800 000 g/mol.
- different combinations of amounts of the high molecular weight and low molecular weight components and molar masses of the components are chosen.
- the ratio of the higher molecular weight component to the lower molecular weight component is preferably from 5 to 95% by weight, more preferably from 10 to 90% by weight, particularly preferably from 20 to 80% by weight, in each case based on the sum of the higher and lower molecular weight components. It may be emphasized that further polymer components in addition to a higher molecular weight component and a low molecular weight component can be present in the polymer product.
- the catalyst components preferably also have a differing response to molar mass regulators such as hydrogen.
- the hybrid catalysts used in the inventive method of polymerizing olefins comprise at least two catalyst components.
- catalyst components it is in principle possible to use all compounds of the transition metals of groups 3 to 12 of the Periodic Table or the lanthanides which comprise organic groups and usually form active catalysts for olefin polymerization after reaction with a cocatalyst and, if appropriate, organometallic compounds.
- the catalyst components are usually compounds in which at least one monodentate or polydentate ligand is bound via sigma or pi bonds to the central atom.
- Possible ligands include both ligands comprising cyclopentadienyl radicals and ligands which are free of cyclopentadienyl radicals. Chem. Rev. 2000, Vol. 100, No. 4, describes many such compounds which are suitable for olefin polymerization.
- multinuclear cyclopentadienyl complexes are also suitable for olefin polymerization.
- Suitable transition metal complexes are, in particular, complexes having at least one cyclopentadienyl-type ligand, with those having two cyclopentadienyl-type ligands generally being referred to as metallocene complexes.
- Particularly well-suited complexes are complexes of the general formula (I)
- M 1A is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum or tungsten or an element of group 3 of the Periodic Table or the lanthanides,
- radicals X A are identical or different and are each, independently of one another, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen, C ⁇ C ⁇ -alky!, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 10 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, -OR 6A or -NR 6A R 7A , or two radicals X A are joined to one another and form, for example, a substituted or unsubstituted diene ligand, in particular a 1 ,3-diene ligand, or a biaryloxy group or form a ligand of the following group
- Q 1A and Q 2A are each O, NR 6A , CR 6A R 7A or S and Q 1A and Q ⁇ are bound to M 1A ,
- Y A is C or S
- E 1A to E 5A are each carbon or not more than one E 1A to E 5A is phosphorus or nitrogen, preferably carbon, t is 1 , 2 or 3 and is such that, depending on the valence of M 1A , the complex of the general formula (I) is uncharged,
- R 1A to R 5 ⁇ are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, CrC ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl which may in turn bear Ci-Cm-alkyl groups as substituents, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, -NR 8A 2 , -N(SiR 8A 3 ) 2 , -OR 8A , -OSiR 8A 3 , -SiR 8A 3 , where the radicals R 1A to R 5A may also be substituted by halogen and/or two radicals R 1A to R 5A , in particular adjacent radicals, together with the atoms connecting them may be joined to form a preferably 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring or a preferably 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycle which comprises at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S,
- R 6A and R 7A are each, independently of one another, Ci-C 10 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or -SiR 8A 3 , where the radicals R 6A and R 7A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 6A and R 7A may also be joined to form a 5-, 6- or 7- membered ring,
- the radicals R 8A can be identical or different and can each be C 1 -C 10 -SlKyI 1 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, or C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, where the radicals R 8A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 8A may also be joined to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring,
- Z 1A is as defined for X A or is
- R 9A to R 13A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C ⁇ C ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl which may in turn bear groups as substituents, C 2 -C 22 -aikenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-21 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, -NR 14A 2 , - N(SiR 14A 3 ) 2 , -0R 14A , -OSiR 14A 3 or -SiR 14A 3 , where the radicals R 1A to R 5A may also be substituted by halogen and/or two radicals R 1A to R 5A , in particular adjacent radicals, together with the atoms connecting them may be joined to form a preferably 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring or a preferably 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycle which
- radicals R 14A can be identical or different and can each be Ci-C 10 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to
- E 6A to E 10A are each carbon or not more than one E 6A to E 10A is phosphorus or nitrogen, preferably carbon,
- -BR 16A -, -(BNR 16A R 17A )-, -AIR 16A -, -Ge-, -Sn-, -O-, -S-, -SO-, -SO 2 -, N-, -NR 16A - CO-, -PR 16A - or -(POR 1 ⁇ A )-,
- R 16A to R 21A are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a trimethylsilyl group, C ⁇ do-alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, Ci-Ci 0 -alkoxy or C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, where the organic radicals R 16A -R 21A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 16A - R 21A may also be joined to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring, and
- M 2A to M 4A are each silicon, germanium or tin, preferably silicon,
- a 1A is -O-, -S-, -NR 22 ⁇ -PR 22A -, -OR 22A , -NR 22A 2 , -PR 2A 2
- the radicals R 22A are each, independently of one another, (.VCio-alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or Si(R 23A ) 3 , where the organic radicals R 22A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 22A may also be joined to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring,
- R 23A is hydrogen, CrC ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, C 2 -
- v is 1 or when A 1A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused heterocyclic ring system may be 1 or 0,
- Such complexes can be carried out by methods known per se, with preference being given to reacting the appropriately substituted, cyclic hydrocarbon anions with halides of titanium, zirconium, hafnium or chromium.
- Catalyst components based on the metal complexes mentioned are particularly suitable for producing the higher molecular weight polymer component. They are also particularly suitable for producing the polymer component having a relatively high comonomer content, particularly preferably as higher molecular weight component.
- alkyl is a linear or branched alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl.
- Alkenyl is a linear or branched alkenyl in which the double bond can be internal or terminal, e.g. vinyl, 1-allyl, 2-allyl, 3-allyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 1-pentenyl or 1-hexenyl.
- C 6 -C 40 - Aryl is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused aryl system in which the aryl radical may be substituted by further alkyl groups and the aryl radical generally has from 6 to 20 carbon atoms and the alkyl radical generally has from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, e.g. phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, anthranyl, o-, m-, p-methylphenyl, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5- or 2,6-dimethylphenyl, 2,3,4-, 2,3,5-, 2,3,6-, 2,4,5-, 2,4,6- or 3,4,5-trimethylphenyl.
- phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, anthranyl o-, m-, p-methylphenyl, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5- or 2,6-dimethylphenyl, 2,3,4-, 2,3,5-, 2,3,6-, 2,4,5
- Arylalkyl is an aryl-substituted alkyl and may be substituted by further alkyl groups, e.g. benzyl, o-, m-, p-methylbenzyl, 1- or 2-ethylphenyl.
- a 1A together with the bridge R 15A can, for example, form an amine, ether, thioether or phosphine.
- a 1A can also be an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heterocyclic aromatic ring system which can comprise heteroatoms from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus in addition to ring carbons.
- the 5-membered and 6-membered heteroaryl groups may also be substituted by CrC ⁇ -alkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-10 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, trialkylsilyl or halogens such as fluorine, chlorine or bromine or be fused with one or more aromatics or heteroaromatics.
- Naming and numbering of the heterocycles has been taken from L. Fieser and M. Fieser, Lehrbuch der organischen Chemie, 3rd revised edition, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1957.
- radicals X A in the general formula (I) are preferably identical, preferably fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C 1 -C 7 -B ⁇ yI or arylalkyl, in particular chlorine, methyl or benzyl.
- This type of complexes of the formula (I) also includes, for the purposes of the present invention, compounds having at least one ligand which is formed by a cyclopentadienyl or heterocyclopentadienyl with a fused-on heterocycle, with the heterocycles preferably being aromatic and comprising nitrogen and/or sulfur.
- compounds having at least one ligand which is formed by a cyclopentadienyl or heterocyclopentadienyl with a fused-on heterocycle with the heterocycles preferably being aromatic and comprising nitrogen and/or sulfur.
- Such compounds are described, for example, in WO 98/22486.
- M 1A is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum or tungsten or an element of group 3 of the Periodic Table or the lanthanides,
- the radicals X are identical or different and are each, independently of one another, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen, Ci-C 10 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 10 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, -OR 6A or -NR 6A R 7A , or two radicals X A are joined to one another and form, for example, a substituted or unsubstituted diene ligand, in particular a 1 ,3-diene ligand, or a biaryloxy group or form a ligand of the following group
- Q 1A and Q are each O, NR 6A , CR 6A R 7A or S and Q 1A and Q 2A are
- ⁇ A is C or S
- E 1A to E 5A are each carbon or not more than one E 1A to E 5A is phosphorus or nitrogen, preferably carbon, t is 1 , 2 or 3 and is such that, depending on the valence of M 1A , the complex of the general formula (I) is uncharged,
- R IA t0 R 5A are each ⁇ i nc j e p enc
- R 6A and R 7A are each, independently of one another, Ci-C 10 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or -SiR 8A 3 , where the radicals R 6A and R 7A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 6A and R 7A may also be joined to form a 5-, 6- or 7- membered ring,
- the radicals R 8A can be identical or different and can each be d-C ⁇ -alky!, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, C 1 -C 10 ⁇ IkOXy or C 6 -Ci 0 -aryloxy, where the radicals R 8A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 8A may also be joined to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring,
- R 9A to R 13A are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-C 22 -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl which may in turn bear groups as substituents, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-21 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, -NR 14A 2 , -
- the radicals R 1A to R 5A may also be substituted by halogen and/or two radicals R 1A to R 5A , in particular adjacent radicals, together with the atoms connecting them may be joined to form a preferably 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring or a preferably 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycle which comprises at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P,
- radicals R 14A can be identical or different and can each be C 1 -C 10 -BIkVl 1 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, C-i-C-io-alkoxy or C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, where the organic radicals R 14A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 14A may also be joined to form a
- E 6A to E 10A are each carbon or not more than one E 6A to E 10A is phosphorus or nitrogen, preferably carbon,
- R 16A to R 21A are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a trimethylsilyl group, Ci-C 10 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, C r C 10 -alkoxy or C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, where the organic radicals
- R I 6A _ R 2 IA may a
- M ⁇ to M 4A are each silicon, germanium or tin, preferably silicon,
- the radicals R 22A are each, independently of one another, C ⁇ do-alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or Si(R 23A ) 3 , where the organic radicals R 22A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 22A may also be joined to form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring,
- R 23A is hydrogen, d-Cm-alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, C 2 -
- v is 1 or when A 1A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused heterocyclic ring system may be 1 or 0.
- M 1A is titanium, zirconium or hafnium
- radicals X A are identical or different and are each, independently of one another, chlorine, C 1 -
- t is 1 or 2, preferably 2,
- R I A t0 R 5A are egch hydrogen or d-C ⁇ -alkyl or two adjacent radicals R 1A to R 5A together with the atoms connecting them form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring, in particular a substituted or unsubstituted benzo group 6-membered ring, and
- R 6A and R 7A are each Ci-C 10 -alkyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical.
- the preparation of such compounds (Ia) and particularly preferred embodiments of the compounds (Ia) are described, for example, in US-A 5 527 752.
- M 1A is zirconium, hafnium or chromium
- X A is fluorine, chlorine, Ci-C 4 -alkyl or benzyl, or two radicals X A form a substituted or unsubstituted diene ligand,
- t is zero in the case of chromium, otherwise 1 or 2 and preferably 2,
- R I A t0 R 5 A are each hydrO g erii d-Cs-alkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl, -NR 8A 2 , -OSiR 8A 3 or - Si(R 8A ) 3 ,
- R 9A tQ R i3A are egch nydrogen
- R 8A and R 14A are identical or different and are each Ci-Ci O -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, d-C ⁇ -alkoxy or C 6 -Ci 0 -aryloxy, where the radicals R 8A and R 14A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 8A or R 14A may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring,
- M 1A is hafnium
- X A is fluorine, chlorine, C r C 4 -alkyl or benzyl, or two radicals X A form a substituted or unsubstituted diene ligand, t is 2,
- R 1A to R 5A are each hydrogen, d-C 8 -aIkyl or C 6 -C 10 -aryl,
- R 8A and R 14A are identical or different and are each C r Ci 0 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, d-C 10 -alkoxy or C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, where the radicals R 8A and R 14A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 8A or R 14A may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring,
- a further preferred group of complexes (Ib) comprises those in which:
- M 1A is zirconium
- X A is fluorine, chlorine, d-C 4 -alkyl or benzyl, or two radicals X A form a substituted or unsubstituted diene ligand,
- t is 1 or 2, preferably 2,
- R 1A to R 5A are each hydrogen, d-Cs-alkyl, Cs-do-aryl, -OSiR 8A 3 ,
- R 9A t0 R i3A gre each nydrO g erij c r C 8 -alkyl or C 6 -C 10 -aryl or -OSiR 14A 3 and
- R 8A and R 14A are identical or different and are each d-do-alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 6 -C 15 -aryl, d-do-alkoxy or C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, where the organic radicals R 8A and R 14A may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 8A or R 14A may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring,
- Catalyst components based on the unbridged metallocenes mentioned are particularly suitable for producing the higher molecular weight polymer component. They are also particularly suitable for producing the polymer component having a higher comonomer content. These catalyst components are particularly preferably used for producing a comonomer-rich, higher molecular weight polymer component.
- M 1A is titanium, zirconium or hafnium, in particular zirconium or hafnium,
- radicals X A are identical or different and are each chlorine, Ci-C 4 -alkyl, benzyl, phenyl or C 7 -C 15 -alkylaryloxy.
- M is titanium or zirconium, in particular titanium, and
- X A is chlorine, d-C ⁇ alkyl or phenyl or two radicals X A form a substituted or unsubstituted diene ligand,
- R 1A to R 3A and R 5A are each hydrogen, CrC ⁇ -alky!, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, -NR 8A 2 or -Si(R 8A ) 3 , where two radicals R 1A to R 3A and R 5A may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, with particular preference being given to all R 1A to R 3A and R 5A being methyl.
- M 1A is titanium, vanadium or chromium, preferably in the oxidation state III,
- X* is chlorine, CrC-alkyl or phenyl or two radicals X A form a substituted or unsubstituted butadiene ligand,
- a 1A is -OR 22A , -NR 22A 2 , -PR 22A 2 or an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heterocyclic, in particular heteroaromatic, ring system,
- v is 1 or when A 1A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heterocyclic ring system may be 1 or 0 and
- R IA to R 3 A and R 5A are each hydrogen d-C ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or -Si(R 8A ) 3 , where two radicals R 1A to R 3A and R 5A may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring.
- a 1A is an unsubstituted, substituted or fused, heteroaromatic ring system and M 1A is chromium.
- a 1A being an unsubstituted or substituted, e.g. alkyl-substituted, quinolyl, in particular substituted or unsubstituted quinolyl bound in position 8 or 2, and v being 0 or A 1A being a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl bound in position 2 and v being 1.
- At least one of the substituents R 1A to R 3A and R 5A is a C 6 -C 40 -aryl
- a 1A is a substituted or unsubstituted quinolyl bound in position 8 or 2 and v is 0
- a 1A is a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl bound in position 2 and v is 1
- M 1A is chromium.
- the metal complexes in particular the chromium complexes, can be obtained in a simple manner by reacting the corresponding metal salts, e.g. metal chlorides, with the ligand anion (e.g. using a method analogous to the examples in DE-A-19710615).
- Cp-free complexes are transition metal complexes which comprise no cyclopentadienyl unit, hereinafter referred to as Cp-free complexes.
- Suitable Cp-free complexes are complexes of the general formula (II) where
- M 18 is titanium, zirconium or hafnium
- R 1 B to R 6B are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-C ⁇ -alkyI, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl which may in turn bear Ci-Ci O -alkyl groups as substituents, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 21 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or -SiR 9B 3l where the radicals R 1 B -R 6B may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 1 B -R 6B , in particular vicinal radicals, may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R 1 B -R 6B may be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered heterocycle which comprises at least one atom from the
- the radicals X are each, independently of one another, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen, Ci-C 10 -alkyl, C 2 -C 10 -alkenyl, C 6 -Ci 5 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, -OR 7B , -NR 78 R 88 , -0-C(O)-R 78 or -0-C(O)-NR 78 R 88 , and the radicals X 18 may, if appropriate, be joined to one another,
- 18 ,7B is -O-, -OR -, -NR - or -NR' B R -,
- n 1 or 2
- «1A is 1 , 2 or 3 and is such that, depending on the valence of M , the metallocene complex of the general formula (II) is uncharged, is 1 when NR together with the adjacent carbon forms an imine or is 2 when NR i1 B bears a negative charge,
- R 7B and R 8B are each d-C ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 - C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or -SiR 9B , where the organic radicals R and R may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 7B and R 8B may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, and
- the radicals R can be identical or different and can each be Ci-C 10 -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, C 1 -C 4 - alkoxy or C 6 -C 10 -aryloxy, where the organic radicals R 9B may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 9B may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring.
- Preferred transition metal complexes of the general formula (II) are iminophenoxide complexes in which A 1B is -O- and o is 1 , with the ligands being prepared, for example, from substituted or unsubstituted salicylaldehydes and primary amines, in particular substituted or unsubstituted arylamines.
- the preparation of such compounds is described, for example, in EP-A 1013674.
- M 1C is titanium, zirconium or hafnium
- R 1c to R 5C are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, CrC 22 -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 21 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or -SiR 8C 3 , where the organic radicals R 1C to R 5C may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 1C to R 5C , in particular adjacent radicals, may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R 1C to R 5C may be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered heterocycle which comprises at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P,
- the radicals X 1C are each, independently of one another, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen, C-rdo-alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, -OR 6C , -NR 6C R 7C , -O-C(O)-R 6C or -0-C(0)-NR 6C R 7C , and the radicals X 1C may, if appropriate, be joined to one another,
- n 1 or 2
- R 6C and R 7C are each CVC-io-alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 - C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or -SiR 8C , where the organic radicals R 6C and R 7C may also be substituted by halogens and/or two radicals R 6C and R 7C may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, and 8C the radicals R can be identical or different and can each be C-rC-io-alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon
- Preferred transition metal complexes of the general formula (III) are complexes in which o is 1 , AA 11CC iiss --CCRR 6 ⁇ CC RR 77CC -- aanndd RR 11CC iiss aa CC 66 --CC 4400 --aarryyll.. TThhee pprr ⁇ eparation of such compounds is described, for example, in WO 02/046249 and WO 03/040201.
- transition metal is selected from among the elements Ti, Zr, Hf, Sc, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt and the elements of the rare earth metals. Preference is given to compounds having nickel, iron, cobalt or palladium as central metal.
- E 10 is an element of group 15 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, preferably N or P, with particular preference being given to N.
- the two or three atoms E 1D in a molecule may be identical or different.
- the elements E 2D in the formula (IVe) are each, independently of one another, carbon, nitrogen or phosphorus, in particular carbon.
- radicals R 10 to R 25D which can be identical or different within a ligand system (IVa) to (IVe), are the following groups:
- R 1D and R 4D are each, independently of one another, Ci-Ci O -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, where the organic radicals R 1D and R 4D may also be substituted by halogens, with preference being given to hydrocarbon radicals in which the carbon atom adjacent to the element
- E 10 is bound to at least two carbon atoms
- R 2D and R 3D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C r C 10 -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, where the organic radicals R 2D and R 3D may also be substituted by halogens and R 2D and R 3D may also together form a ring system in which one or more heteroatoms may also be present,
- R 5D to R 9D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-Ci O -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, where the organic radicals R 5D to R 9D may also be substituted by halogens and R 6D and R 5D or R 8D and R 9D or two R 7D may together form a ring system,
- R 10D and R 14D are each, independently of one another, C ⁇ C ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, where the organic radicals R 10D and R 14D may also be substituted by halogens, R 11D , R 12D , R 120' and R 13D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, d-C ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to
- R 15D to R 18D and R 200 to R 24D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, d-C ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 - aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or -SiR 26D 3 , where the organic radicals R 15O -R 18D and R 20D -R 240 may also be substituted by halogens and two vicinal radicals R 1SD -R 18D and
- R 20 ⁇ R 240 may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring,
- R 19D and R 25D are each, independently of one another, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, arylalkyl having from
- R 20D to R 24D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, C ⁇ C ⁇ -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, NR 26D 2 , -SiR 26D 3 , where the organic radicals R 20D to R 25D may also be substituted by halogens and/or two geminal or vicinal radicals R 20D to R 2SD may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, and/or two geminal or vicinal radicals R 20D to R 25D are joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered heterocycle which comprises at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S,
- radicals R 26D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-C 20 -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical and two radicals R 26D may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring,
- u is 0 when E 2D is nitrogen or phosphorus and is 1 when E 20 is carbon
- the indices v are each, independently of one another, 1 or 2, with the bond between the carbon which then bears one radical and the adjacent element E 1D being a double bond when v is 1 and the bond between the carbon which then bears two radicals and the adjacent element E 1D being a single bond when v is 2,
- x is 0 or 1 , with the complex of the formula (IVc) being negatively charged when x is 0, and
- y is an integer from 1 to 4, preferably 2 or 3.
- Cp-free complexes having Fe, Co, Ni, Pd or Pt as central metal and ligands of the formula (IVa) are particularly useful.
- Catalyst components based on the late transition metal complexes mentioned are particularly suitable for producing the lower molecular weight polymer component. They are also particularly suitable for producing the polymer component which has a relatively low comonomer content, in particular the polymer component which is essentially comonomer-free. These catalyst components are particularly preferably used for producing a low-comonomer, low molecular weight polymer component.
- Preferred transition metal complexes for preparing the hybrid catalyst systems used in the method of the invention are complexes of the ligands (IVe) with transition metals Fe, Co or Ni and in particular those of the general formula (V)
- the atoms E are each, independently of one another, carbon, nitrogen or phosphorus, in particular carbon,
- R 20D and R 24D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-C 2 o-alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, -NR 26D 2 or -SiR 26D 3 , where the organic radicals R 20D and R 24D may also be substituted by halogens,
- R 21D to R 23D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-C 20 -alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, halogen, -NR 26D 2 or -SiR 26D 3 , where the organic radicals R 210 to R 23D may also be substituted by halogens and/or two vicinal radicals R 21D to R 23D may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-mem bered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R 210 to R 23D are joined to form a five-, six- or seven-mem bered heterocycle which comprises at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S 1
- E 2D is nitrogen or phosphorus and is 1 when E 2D is carbon
- R 27O to R 30D are each, independently of one another, C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, 5- to 7-membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, halogen, -NR 26D 2 , -OR 26D or -SiR 26D 3l where the organic radicals R 27D to R 30D may also be substituted by halogens and/or two vicinal radicals R 27D to R 30D may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R 27D to R 30D are joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered heterocycle which comprises at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S,
- R 31D to R 36D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-C 2 o-alkyl, 5- to 7- membered cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 4 o-aryl, arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, halogen, -NR 26D 2l -OR 26D or -SiR 26D 3 , where the organic radicals R 310 to R 36D may also be substituted by halogens and/or two vicinal radicals R 31D to R 36D may also be joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring, and/or two vicinal radicals R 310 to R 36D are joined to form a five-, six- or seven-membered heterocycle which comprises at least one atom from the group consisting of N, P, O and S,
- the indices v are each, independently of one another, 0 or 1 ,
- the radicals X D are each, independently of one another, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen, Ci-C 10 -alkyl, C 2 -C 10 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 40 -aryl, arylalkyl having 1-10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, -NR 26D 2 , -OR 26D , -SR 26D , -SO 3 R 260 , -0-C(O)-R 260 , -CN, - SCN, ⁇ -diketonate, CO, BF 4 " , PF 6 ' or bulky noncoordinating anions and the radicals X 0 may, if appropriate, be joined to one another,
- the radicals R 26D are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, Ci-C 20 -alkyl, C 2 -C 20 - alkenyl, C 6 -C 20 -aryl, alkylaryl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 6-20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, where the organic radicals R 260 may also be substituted by halogens or nitrogen- and oxygen-comprising groups and two radicals R 26D may also be joined to form a five- or six-membered ring,
- transition metal complexes having bidentate or tridentate chelating ligands having ether, amine or amide functionality preference is also given.
- an ether function is, for example, bound to an amine or amide function.
- Suitable Cp-free complexes also include imido-chromium compounds in which chromium bears at least one imido group as structural feature. These compounds and their preparation are described, for example, in WO 01/09148.
- Cp-free complexes are complexes having a tridentate macrocyclic ligand, in particular a substituted or unsubstituted 1 ,3,5-triazacyclohexane or 1 ,4,7-triazacyclononane.
- a tridentate macrocyclic ligand in particular a substituted or unsubstituted 1 ,3,5-triazacyclohexane or 1 ,4,7-triazacyclononane.
- preference is likewise given to the chromium complexes.
- Catalysts based on chromium e.g. Phillips catalysts, or Ziegler-Natta catalysts are also suitable as transition metal components from which the hybrid catalysts used in the inventive method of polymerizing olefins can be obtained.
- Ziegler catalysts generally comprise a titanium- or vanadium-comprising solid component which is prepared using titanium or vanadium compounds and also inorganic or polymeric finely divided supports, compounds of magnesium, halogen compounds and electron donor compounds.
- the term Ziegler catalysts encompasses those referred to in the literature as Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
- Phillips catalysts are usually prepared by applying a chromium compound to an inorganic support and subsequently calcining this at temperatures in the range from 350 to 95O 0 C 1 resulting in chromium present in valences lower than six being converted into the hexavalent state.
- chromium further elements such as Mg, Ca, B, Al 1 P, Ti, V, Zr and Zn can also be used. Particular preference is given to the use of Ti, Zr or Zn. It may be emphasized that combinations of the abovementioned elements are also possible according to the invention.
- the catalyst precursor can also be doped with fluoride prior to or during calcination.
- Suitable support materials can be obtained by modifying the pore surface area, e.g. by means of compounds of the elements boron, aluminum, silicon or phosphorus. Preference is given to using a silica gel. Preference is given to spherical or granular silica gels, with the former also being able to be spray dried.
- the activated chromium catalysts can subsequently be prepolymerized or prereduced. The prereduction is usually carried out by means of Co or else by means of hydrogen at 250-500 0 C, preferably at 300-400 0 C, in an activator.
- the hybrid catalyst preferably comprises one or more activating compounds, hereinafter also referred to as activators or cocatalysts, as further component.
- activators may be advantageous.
- Suitable activators are, for example, compounds such as an aluminoxane, a strong uncharged Lewis acid, an ionic compound having a Lewis-acid cation or an ionic compound having a Br ⁇ nsted acid as cation.
- Suitable activators for the types of catalyst mentioned are generally known.
- the amount of activating compounds to be used depends on the type of activator.
- the molar ratio of metal complex (A) to activating compound (C) can be from 1 :0.1 to 1 :10 000, preferably from 1 : 1 to 1 :2000.
- aluminoxane preference is given to using at least one aluminoxane as activating compound.
- aluminoxanes it is possible to use, for example, the compounds described in WO 00/31090.
- a particularly useful aluminoxane is methylaluminoxane (MAO).
- M 2D is an element of group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, in particular B, Al or Ga, preferably B,
- X 1D , X 2D and X 30 are each hydrogen, Ci-C 10 -alkyl, C 6 -C 15 -aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, haloalkyl or haloaryl each having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical or fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, in particular haloaryls, preferably pentafluorophenyl.
- Examples of strong, uncharged Lewis acids are given in WO 00/31090.
- Suitable ionic compounds having Lewis-acid cations are salt-like compounds of the cation of the general formula (XIII)
- M 3D is an element of groups 1 to 16 of the Periodic Table of the Elements
- Q 1 to Q z are singly negatively charged groups such as C 1 -C 2S -BIkVl 1 C 6 -Ci 5 -aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, haloalkyl, haloaryl each having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical and from 1 to 28 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, C 3 -C 10 -cycloalkyl which may bear
- Ci-C 1Q -alkyl groups as substituents, halogen, C 1 -C 28 ⁇ IkOXy, C 6 -C 15 -aryloxy, silyl or mercaptyl groups,
- a is an integer from 1 to 6 and
- z is an integer from 0 to 5
- d corresponds to the difference a-z, but d is greater than or equal to 1.
- Particularly useful cations are carbonium cations, oxonium cations and sulfonium cations and also cationic transition metal complexes. Particular mention may be made of the triphenylmethyl cation, the silver cation and the 1 ,1 '-dimethylferrocenyl cation. They preferably have noncoordinating counterions, in particular boron compounds as are also mentioned in WO 91/09882, preferably tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate.
- Preferred mixtures comprise aluminoxanes, in particular methylaluminoxane, and an ionic compound, in particular one comprising the tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate anion, and/or a strong uncharged Lewis acid, in particular tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane or a boroxin.
- aluminoxane preference is given to using an aluminoxane.
- the reaction products of aluminum compounds of the formula (XIII) with perfluorinated alcohols and phenols are also particularly useful as joint activator.
- the hybrid catalysts can be used in supported or unsupported form, with the supported form being preferred, particularly when used in gas-phase polymerization reactors.
- silica gel As support, preference is given to using finely divided supports which can be any organic or inorganic solids.
- inorganic support materials preference is given to silica gel, magnesium chloride, aluminum oxide, mesoporous materials, aluminosilicates and hydrotalcites. Particular preference is given to using silica gel, since particles whose size and structure make them suitable as supports for olefin polymerization can be produced from this material.
- Spray-dried silica gels which comprise spherical agglomerates of smaller granular particles, i.e. primary particles, have been found to be particularly useful.
- the supports used preferably have a specific surface area in the range from 10 to 1000 m 2 /g, a pore volume in the range from 0.1 to 5 ml/g and a mean particle diameter of from 1 to 500 ⁇ m.
- the supports can be subjected to a thermal treatment, e.g. to remove adsorbed water, before use.
- a drying treatment is generally carried out at temperatures in the range from 80 to 300 0 C, preferably from 100 to 200 0 C, with drying at from 100 to 200 0 C preferably being carried out under reduced pressure and/or under a blanket of inert gas (e.g. nitrogen).
- inert gas e.g. nitrogen
- inorganic supports are calcined at temperatures of between 200 to 1000 0 C, to produce, if appropriate, the desired structure of the solid and/or set the desired OH concentration of the surface.
- At least one iron complex is brought into contact with an activator and subsequently mixed with the dehydrated or passivated support.
- the further transition metal compound preferably a hafnocene or zirconocene, is likewise brought into contact with at least one activator in a suitable solvent, preferably giving a soluble reaction product, an adduct or a mixture.
- the preparation obtained in this way is then mixed with the immobilized iron complex, which is used directly or after separation of the solvent, and the solvent is completely or partly removed.
- the resulting supported catalyst system is preferably dried to ensure that all or most of the solvent is removed from the pores of the support material.
- the supported catalyst is preferably obtained as a free-flowing powder. Examples of the industrial implementation of the above process are described in WO 96/00243, WO 98/40419 or WO 00/05277.
- the activator is firstly applied to the support and this supported compound is subsequently brought into contact with the appropriate transition metal compounds.
- the hybrid catalyst can further comprise, as additional component, a metal compound of the general formula (XX),
- M G is Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, zinc, in particular- Li, Na, K, Mg, boron, aluminum or Zn,
- R 1G is hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 -SlKyI, C 6 -C 15 -aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl each having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical,
- R 2G and R 3G are each hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 10 -SlKyI 1 C 6 -C 15 -aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl or alkoxy each having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and from 6 to 20 carbon atoms in the aryl radical, or alkoxy comprising C 1 - C 10 -alkyl or C 6 -C 15 -aryl,
- r G is an integer from 1 to 3 and
- s G and t G are integers from 0 to 2, with the sum r G +s G +t G corresponding to the valence of M G , where the component (E) is usually not identical to the component (C). It is also possible to use mixtures of various metal compounds of the formula (XX).
- M G is lithium, magnesium, boron or aluminum
- R 1G is d-Czo-alkyl.
- Particularly preferred metal compounds of the formula (XX) are methyllithium, ethyllithium, n- butyllithium, methylmagnesium chloride, methylmagnesium bromide, ethylmagnesium chloride, ethylmagnesium bromide, butylmagnesium chloride, dimethylmagnesium, diethylmagnesium, dibutylmagnesium, n-butyl-n-octylmagnesium, n-butyl-n-heptylmagnesium, in particular n-butyl-n- octylmagnesium, tri-n-hexylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n-butylaluminum, triethylaluminum, dimethylaluminum chloride, dimethylaluminum fluoride, methylaluminum dichloride, methylaluminum sesquichloride, diethylaluminum chloride
- transition metal coordination compounds Preference is given to at least two of the abovementioned transition metal coordination compounds and in particular all of the transition metal coordination compounds employed as constituents of the hybrid catalysts used according to the invention being chemically different. Even though the use of only two transition metal coordination compounds in the hybrid catalyst is particularly preferred, the use of further transition metal coordination compounds is not ruled out.
- Preferred combinations of transition metal complexes are those in which at least one Cp-free complex, in particular a complex of the formula (V), is used. Preference is also given to combinations comprising at least one complex of the formula I 1 in particular a complex of the formula I and a Cp-free complex of the formula V, a complex of the formula I and a Cp-free complex of the formula II, a complex of the formula I and a Cp-free complex of the formula III or two different complexes of the formula Ib.
- catalyst components are those based on transition metal coordination compounds of the formula Ib and/or Id. Particular preference is also given to those based on transition metal coordination compounds of the formula V.
- the method is particularly well-suited to combinations comprising a Cp-comprising complex of the formula Ib and/or Id and a Cp-free complex of the formula V.
- Hybrid catalysts which are particularly preferred for the method of the invention comprise
- the molar ratio of organic transition metal compound A to organic transition metal compound B is usually in the range from 1 :100 to 100:1 , preferably from 1 :10 to 10:1 and particularly preferably from 1 :5 to 5:1.
- Organic transition metal compound A preferably produces, when it is used alone in a catalyst under the same reaction conditions in the homopolymerization or copolymerization of ethylene, a higher M w than does organic transition metal compound B when it is used alone in a catalyst under the same reaction conditions.
- the preferred embodiments of the catalyst components A1 , A2 and B are preferred both in the combination of organic transition metal compound A1 with B and in the combination of organic transition metal compound A2 with B.
- inventive methods are suitable for the polymerization of olefins and especially for the polymerization of ⁇ -olefins, i.e. hydrocarbons having terminal double bonds.
- Suitable monomers can be functionalized olefinically unsaturated compounds such as ester or amide derivatives of acrylic or methacrylic acid, for example acrylates, methacrylates or acrylonitrile. Preference is given to nonpolar olefinic compounds, including aryl-substituted ⁇ - olefins.
- Particularly preferred ⁇ -olefins are linear or branched C 2 -C 12 -1-alkenes, in particular linear C 2 -C 10 -I -alkenes such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-decene or branched C 2 -Ci 0 -I -alkenes such as 4-methyl-1-pentene, conjugated and nonconjugated dienes such as 1 ,3-butadiene, 1 ,4-hexadiene or 1 ,7-octadiene or vinylaromatic compounds such as styrene or substituted styrene.
- linear C 2 -C 10 -I -alkenes such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-decene or branched
- Suitable olefins also include ones in which the double bond is part of a cyclic structure which can comprise one or more ring systems. Examples are cyclopentene, norbornene, tetracyclododecene or methylnorbornene or dienes such as 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene, norbornadiene or ethylnorbornadiene. It is also possible to polymerize mixtures of two or more olefins.
- the method of the invention can be used for the polymerization or copolymerization of ethylene or propylene.
- comonomers in the polymerization of ethylene preference is given to using C 3 -C 8 - ⁇ -olefins, in particular 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene and/or 1-octene.
- Preferred comonomers in the polymerization of propylene are ethylene and/or butene. Particular preference is given to a process in which ethylene is copolymerized with 1-hexene or 1 -butene.
- the inventive method of polymerizing olefins can be carried out at temperatures in the range from 0 to 200 0 C, preferably from 25 to 150°C and particularly preferably from 40 to 13O 0 C, and under pressures of from 0.05 to 10 MPa, particularly preferably from 0.3 to 4 MPa, using all industrially known polymerization processes.
- the polymerization can be carried out batchwise or preferably continuously in one or more stages. Solution processes, suspension processes, stirred gas-phase processes or gas-phase fluidized processes are all possible. Processes of this type are generally known to those skilled in the art.
- the supported or unsupported hybrid catalysts can be subjected to a prepolymerization before use, with prepolymerization of the supported catalyst system being preferred.
- the prepolymerization can be carried out in the gas phase, in suspension or in the monomer (bulk), and can be carried out continuously in a prepolymerization unit installed upstream of the polymerization reactor or in a discontinuous prepolymerization unit independent of the reactor operation.
- the polymerization is usually carried out in a suspension medium, preferably in an inert hydrocarbon such as isobutane or mixtures of hydrocarbons or else in the monomers themselves.
- the suspension polymerization temperatures are usually in the range from -20 to 1 15 0 C, and the pressure is in the range from 0.1 to 10 MPa.
- the solids content of the suspension is generally in the range from 10 to 80%.
- the polymerization can be carried out either batchwise, e.g. in stirring autoclaves, or continuously, e.g. in tube reactors, preferably in loop reactors. In particular, it can be carried out by the Phillips-PF process as described in US-A 3 242 150 and US-A 3 248 179.
- gas-phase polymerization in particular in gas- phase fluidized-bed reactors, solution polymerization and suspension polymerization, in particular in loop reactors and stirred tank reactors, are preferred.
- the circulated reactor gas is usually a mixture of the ⁇ -olefin to be polymerized, if desired a molecular weight regulator such as hydrogen and inert gases such as nitrogen and/or lower alkanes such as ethane, propane, butane, pentane or hexane. Preference is given to using propane, if appropriate in combination with further lower alkanes.
- the velocity of the reactor gas has to be sufficiently high to fluidize the mixed bed of finely divided polymer which is located in the tube and serves as polymerization zone and also to remove the heat of polymerization effectively (noncondensed mode).
- the polymerization can also be carried out in the condensed or supercondensed mode, in which part of the circulating gas is cooled to below the dew point and is recirculated as a two-phase mixture to the reactor in order to make additional use of the enthalpy of vaporization for cooling the reaction gas.
- the different or else identical polymerization processes can, if desired, also be connected in series so as to form a polymerization cascade.
- a parallel reactor arrangement using two or more identical or different processes is also possible.
- the polymerization is preferably carried out in only a single reactor.
- the method of the invention makes it possible to prepare polymer molding compositions having particularly advantageous properties.
- the molding compositions preferably have a polydispersity M w /M n of above 4, more preferably from 5 to 50, particularly preferably from 7 to 35.
- the melt flow rate, measured at 19O 0 C under a load of 21.6 kg, is preferably from 1 to 300 g/10 mi ⁇ . If catalysts having different monomer incorporation capabilities are used, the comonomer content of the polymer product and thus also the density in the case of the polymerization of ethylene can be altered via the proportion of the respective polymer component.
- Films having a low level of specks and a very high mechanical strength, and excellent processability, can also be obtained.
- the modifiers used according to the invention have the additional property that they do not influence the organoleptics of the products and are therefore also particularly suitable for medical and food applications.
- the preparation of the products in the reactor reduces the energy consumption, requires no subsequent blending processes and makes simple control of the molecular weight distributions and the different molecular weights of the polymer components possible. In addition, good mixing of the polymer is achieved.
- Figure 1 schematically shows a typical molar mass distribution of a polymer prepared using a hybrid catalyst.
- the curved maximum is due to the higher molecular weight polymer component, while the left-hand shoulder is due to the lower molecular weight polymer component.
- the present distribution was produced by means of a hybrid catalyst comprising an iron-bisimine complex of the formula (V) and a hafnocene as catalyst components.
- the continuous line shows the distribution without addition of modifiers.
- the addition of water selectively reduces the activity of the iron-bisimine catalyst so that the left-hand shoulder decreases while the maximum increases, since the amount of the lower molecular weight component is reduced compared to the higher molecular weight polymer component.
- the broken- lined curve shows the distribution after addition of water. The molar masses and molar mass distributions of the polymer components change only insignificantly, as can be seen from the unchanged position of the curve.
- Width of the molar mass distribution
- the density and the comonomer content were determined by means of IR spectroscopy.
- the IR spectra were measured on films having a thickness of 0.1 mm produced by pressing at 180 0 C for 15 minutes.
- the correlation of the IR spectra with the density of the polymer samples was obtained by means of chemical calibration against polymer standards whose density had been determined by measuring the density by the buoyancy method in accordance with ISO 1183.
- the correlation of the IR spectra with the comonomer content of the polymer samples was obtained by means of chemical calibration against polymer standards whose hexene content had been determined by evaluation of NMR spectra.
- the polymer standards were placed in the tubes under inert gas and the tubes were flame sealed.
- branches/1000 carbon atoms were determined by means Of 13 C-NMR, as described by James C. Randall, JMS-REV. Macromol. Chem. Phys., C29 (2&3), 201-317 (1989), and are based on the total CH 3 group content/1000 carbon atoms.
- the melting point T m was determined by DSC measurement in accordance with ISO 3146 with a first heating at a heating rate of 2O 0 C per minute to a temperature of 200 0 C, a dynamic crystallization at a cooling rate of 20 0 C per minute down to a temperature of 25°C and a second heating at a heating rate of 20 0 C per minute back to a temperature of 200 0 C.
- the melting point is then the temperature at which the curve of the enthalpy against the temperature measured on the second heating displays a maximum.
- 2,6-Bis[1-(2-chloro,6-methyt-phenylimino)ethyl]pyridine was prepared as described in example 2 of WO 98/27124 and was reacted in accordance with the method in example 8 of WO 98/27124 with iron(ll) chloride to give 2,6-bis[1-(2-chloro,6-methyl phenylimino)ethyl]pyridineiron(ll) chloride.
- Sylopol 2107 (spray-dried silica gel from Grace, Worms) was baked at 600 0 C in a stream of nitrogen for 6 hours.
- IPRA isoprenylaluminum
- Comparison of examples 4 and 3 shows that water leads to a significant increase in the viscosity and M w , i.e. selectively decreases the proportion of the lower molecular weight component.
- ethylene-hexene copolymers were prepared at a gas composition of 50% by volume of ethylene, 0.3% by volume of hexene and 5% by volume of hexane at a reactor pressure of 20 bar and a reactor temperature of 100 0 C using the catalyst solid prepared in example 2. Nitrogen was used as inert gas (44% by volume). Furthermore, 0.1 g/h of triisobutylaluminum and 6 ppm, based on the amount of polymer discharged (output), of Costelan AS 100 (H. Costenoble GmbH & Co. KG, Eschborn) as a solution in hexane were metered in.
- the metering rate for the catalyst solid was 4.0 g/h in example 6 and 2.9 g/h in example 7.
- 10 mol ppm of water, based on the output, were additionally introduced in gaseous form, with the addition being effected by introduction of moist nitrogen having a water content of 100 ppm.
- Comparison of examples 6 and 7 shows that the relative amount of the lower molecular weight comonomer-free polymer component as a proportion of the total polymer decreases as a result of addition of water, which is shown in the total polymer properties by a higher M w and higher intrinsic viscosity and also lower MFR and density. Furthermore, it can be seen from table 2 that the method makes fine regulation of the proportions in the percent range possible. It is therefore not only demonstrated that this method is, as can be seen from examples 4 and 5, suitable for selectively effecting a large change in the proportions by mass of the components of the polymer but also that it allows fine regulation of the ratios of the components in a continuous process. A product having prescribed properties can be produced and regulated within very narrow limits by means of the method of the invention when using hybrid catalysts.
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