Group III and lanthanide bis-phenyl-phenoxy metal-ligand complexes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12565508-B2
Application number	US-202217930274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2022
Priority date	Jan 31, 2020
Publication date	Mar 3, 2026
Grant date	Mar 3, 2026

Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure are directed to catalyst systems comprising a metal-ligand complex according to formula (I):

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An olefin propagating catalytic species according to formula (Ia):

where:
M is scandium, yttrium, or a lanthanide metal having an oxidation state of +3;
X P is a ligand chosen from hydrocarbyl, wherein the hydrocarbyl is branched or unbranched having at least 30 carbon atoms;
each Z is independently chosen from —O—, —S—, —N(R N )—, or —P(R P )—, wherein the dotted line optionally defines a dative bond;
R 1 and R 16 are independently selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 40 ) hydrocarbyl, (C 1 -C 40 ) heterohydrocarbyl, —Si(R C ) 3 , —Ge(R C ) 3 , —P(R P ) 2 , —N(R N ) 2 , —OR C , —SR C , —NO 2 , —CN, —CF 3 , R C S(O)—, R C S(O) 2 —, —N═C(R C ) 2 , R C C(O)O—, R C OC(O)—, R C C(O)N(R)—, (R C ) 2 NC(O)—, or halogen;
R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , and R 15 are independently selected from —H, (C 1 -C 40 ) hydrocarbyl, (C 1 -C 40 ) heterohydrocarbyl, —Si(R C ) 3 , —Ge(R C ) 3 , —P(R P ) 2 , —N(R N ) 2 —OR C , —SR C , —NO 2 , —CN, —CF 3 , R C S(O)—, R C S(O) 2 —, (R C ) 2 C═N—, (R C ) 2 P═N—, R C C(O)O—, R C OC(O)—, R C C(O)N(R)—, (R C ) 2 NC(O)—, and halogen;
provided that when M is yttrium or a lanthanide metal, R 1 is not —H, phenyl or tert-butyl; and R 16 is not —H, phenyl or tert-butyl;
L is (C 1 -C 40 ) hydrocarbylene or (C 1 -C 40 ) heterohydrocarbylene; and
each R C , R P , and R N is independently a (C 1 -C 30 ) hydrocarbyl, (C 1 -C 30 ) heterohydrocarbyl, or —H.

2 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , wherein M is yttrium or a lanthanide metal, at least one of R 5-8 is not —H and at least one of R 9-12 is not —H.

3 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , where R 1 and R 16 are chosen from radicals having formula (II), radicals having formula (III), and radicals having formula (IV):

where each of R 31-35 , R 41-48 , and R 51-59 is independently chosen from —H, (C 1 -C 40 ) hydrocarbyl, (C 1 -C 40 ) heterohydrocarbyl, —Si(R C ) 3 , —Ge(R C ) 3 , —P(R P ) 2 , —N(R N ) 2 , —OR C , —SR C , —NO 2 , —CN, —CF 3 , R C S(O)—, R C S(O) 2 —, (R C ) 2 C═N—, R C C(O)O—, R C OC(O)—, R C C(O)N(R N )—, (R C ) 2 NC(O)—, or halogen; provided that when R 1 and R 16 are formula (II), at least one of R 31 to R 35 is not —H.

4 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , wherein at least one of R 8 and R 9 is not —H.

5 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , wherein R 3 and R 14 are (C 1 -C 10 ) alkyl.

6 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , wherein R 3 and R 14 are —OR C , wherein R C is (C 1 -C 30 ) hydrocarbyl.

7 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , wherein R 3 and R 14 are tert-octyl, n-octyl, or n-octylalkoxy.

8 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , wherein R 6 and R 11 are tert-butyl.

9 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 16 are chosen from radicals having formula (III) and optionally R 42 and R 43 are linked to form a cyclic structure, and optionally R 46 and R 47 are linked to form a cyclic structure.

10 . The olefin propagating catalytic species of claim 1 , where L is chosen from —CH 2 —, —CH 2 (CH 2 ) m CH 2 — where m is from 0 to 3, —CH 2 Si(R C ) 2 CH 2 —, CH 2 Ge(R C ) 2CH 2 —, —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 CH*(CH 3 ), and —CH 2 (phen-1,2-di-yl)CH 2 —, where each R C in L is (C 1 -C 20 ) hydrocarbyl, and “C*” is a carbon atom from which a hydrogen atom is removed to form a secondary or tertiary alkyl radical.

Assignees

• Dow Global Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Baillie Rhett A
• Fontaine Philip P
• Klosin Jerzy
• Senecal Todd D
• Delorbe Johnathan E
• Huacuja Rafael
• Auyeung Evelyn
• Grigg Robert David
• Pal Sudipta
• Bailey Brad C

Classifications

• C08F4/65912

  in combination with an organoaluminium compound · CPC title

• C08F2/38

  Polymerisation using regulators, e.g. chain terminating agents {, e.g. telomerisation} · CPC title

• Y02P20/582

  Recycling of unreacted starting or intermediate materials · CPC title

• Y02P20/52

  using catalysts, e.g. selective catalysts · CPC title

• C08F210/16

  Copolymers of ethene with alpha-alkenes, e.g. EP rubbers · CPC title