Metal complex and method for producing the same, catalyst component for olefin polymerization and catalyst for olefin polymerization containing the metal complex, and methods for producing α-olefin polymer and copolymer using the catalyst for olefin polymerization

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11149099-B2
Application number	US-201716320046-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2017
Priority date	Jul 27, 2016
Publication date	Oct 19, 2021
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021

Abstract

Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an α-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group:

wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR 9 or the like; R 5 and R 6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R 1 -R 6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E 1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X 1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising a metal complex obtained by contacting a compound represented by the following formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th, 10th or 11th group in the periodic table:

wherein R 1 to R 6 , E 1 and X 1 in the formulae [I] and [II] are as follows:
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each independently represents an atom or group selected from the group consisting of the following (i) to (iv):
(i) hydrogen,
(ii) a halogen,
(iii) a linear alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a branched acyclic alkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally having a side chain, an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, or an alkylaryl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, each of the groups optionally having one selected from the group consisting of a heteroatom and a group containing a heteroatom, and
(iv) OR 9 , CO 2 R 9 , CO 2 M′, C(O)N(R 8 ) 2 , C(O)R 9 , SR 9 , SO 2 R 9 , SOR 9 , OSO 2 R 9 , P(O)(OR 9 ) 2-y (R 8 ) y , CN, NHR 9 , N(R 9 ) 2 , Si(OR 8 ) 3-x (R 8 ) x , OSi(OR 8 ) 3-x (R 8 ) x , NO 2 , SO 3 M′, PO 3 M′ 2 , P(O)(OR 9 ) 2 M′ or an epoxy-containing group, where R 8 represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R 9 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; M′ represents an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, quaternary ammonium or phosphonium; x represents an integer of from 0 to 3; and y represents an integer of from 0 to 2;

a plurality of groups appropriately selected from R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 optionally bind to each other to form an alicyclic ring, an aromatic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, and in this case, a number of ring members is 5 to 8, and the ring optionally has a substituent group thereon;
R 5 and R 6 each independently represents a linear alkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a branched acyclic alkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally having a side chain, or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, each of the groups optionally having one selected from the group consisting of a heteroatom and a group containing a heteroatom;
E 1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; and
X 1 represents oxygen or sulfur, and
wherein, in the formula [I],
Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group, and
m represents a valence of Z, and
wherein R 5 and R 6 each independently represents an alkenyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally having a side chain, each of the groups not having one selected from the group consisting of a heteroatom and a group containing a heteroatom.

2. A catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising the following components (A) and (B), and optionally further comprising the following component (C):
the component (A): a metal complex obtained by contacting a compound represented by the following formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th, 10th or 11th group in the periodic table:

wherein R 1 to R 6 , E 1 and X 1 in the formulae [I] and [II] are as follows:
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each independently represents an atom or group selected from the group consisting of the following (i) to (iv):
(i) hydrogen,
(ii) a halogen,
(iii) a linear alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a branched acyclic alkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally having a side chain, an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, or an alkylaryl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, each of the groups optionally having one selected from the group consisting of a heteroatom and a group containing a heteroatom, and
(iv) OR 9 , CO 2 R 9 , CO 2 M′, C(O)N(R 8 ) 2 , C(O)R 9 , SR 9 , SO 2 R 9 , SOR 9 , OSO 2 R 9 , P(O)(OR 9 ) 2-y (R 8 ) y , CN, NHR 9 , N(R 9 ) 2 , Si(OR 8 ) 3-x (R 8 ) x , OSi(OR 8 ) 3-x (R 8 ) x , NO 2 , SO 3 M′, PO 3 M′ 2 , P(O)(OR 9 ) 2 M′ or an epoxy-containing group, where R 8 represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R 9 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; M′ represents an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, quaternary ammonium or phosphonium; x represents an integer of from 0 to 3; and y represents an integer of from 0 to 2;

a plurality of groups appropriately selected from R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 optionally bind to each other to form an alicyclic ring, an aromatic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, and in this case, a number of ring members is 5 to 8, and the ring optionally has a substituent group thereon;
R 5 and R 6 each independently represents a linear alkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a branched acyclic alkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally having a side chain, or an arylalkyl group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, each of the groups optionally having one selected from the group consisting of a heteroatom and a group containing a heteroatom;
E 1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; and
X 1 represents oxygen or sulfur, and
wherein, in the formula [I],
Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group, and m represents a valence of Z;
the component (B): a compound reactive with the component (A) to form an ion pair, or an ion-exchange layered silicate; and

the component (C): an organoaluminum compound.

3. The catalyst for olefin polymerization according to claim 2 , wherein the component (B) is aluminoxane.

4. A method for producing an α-olefin polymer, wherein (a) an α-olefin is polymerized or copolymerized in the presence of the catalyst for polymerization defined by claim 2 .

5. The method for producing the α-olefin polymer according to claim 4 , wherein the (a) α-olefin is propylene.

6. A method for producing an α-olefin copolymer, wherein (a) an α-olefin and (b) a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, vinyl monomer or allyl monomer are copolymerized in the presence of the catalyst for polymerization defined by claim 2 .

7. A method for producing an α-olefin copolymer according to claim 6 , wherein the (a) α-olefin is propylene.

8. A catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising a metal complex obtained by contacting a compound represented by the following formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th, 10th or 11th group in the periodic table:

wherein R 1 to R 6 , E 1 and X 1 in the formulae [I] and [II] are as follows:
R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each independently represents an atom or group selected from the group consisting of the following (i) to (iv):
(i) hydrogen,
(ii) a halogen,
(iii) a linear alkyl gr

Assignees

• Univ Tokyo
• Japan Polychem Corp

Inventors

• Nozaki Kyoko
• Ito Shingo
• Tao Wen-Jie
• Konishi Yohei
• Ohtaki Hisashi
• Oishi Yasuo
• Tanna Akio
• Tayano Takao

Classifications

• B01J23/00

  Catalysts comprising metals or metal oxides or hydroxides, not provided for in group B01J21/00 (B01J21/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C07F9/5022

  Aromatic phosphines (P-C aromatic linkage) · CPC title

• C07F15/04

  Nickel compounds · CPC title

• C08F10/06 Primary

  Propene · CPC title

• B01J2523/00

  Constitutive chemical elements of heterogeneous catalysts · CPC title