U.S. patent application number 15/635460 was filed with the patent office on 2019-01-03 for polymerization initiating system and method to produce highly reactive olefin functional polymers.
The applicant listed for this patent is Infineum International Limited, University of Massachusetts. Invention is credited to Philip Dimitrov, Jacob Emert, Rudolf Faust, Richard J. Severt, Thomas Skourlis, Jeremy Weber.
Application Number | 20190002607 15/635460 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 62909347 |
Filed Date | 2019-01-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20190002607 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Dimitrov; Philip ; et
al. |
January 3, 2019 |
Polymerization Initiating System And Method To Produce Highly
Reactive Olefin Functional Polymers
Abstract
A method for producing highly reactive olefin polymers wherein
at least 50 mol. % of the polymer chains have terminal double
bonds, from an impurity-containing isobutylene or a mixed C.sub.4
hydrocarbyl feedstock containing isobutylene in which the water
content of the feedstock is controlled to be at least equal to the
content of polar impurities in the feedstock, and less than the
concentration at which the water causes a decrease in vinylidene
end-group selectivity.
Inventors: |
Dimitrov; Philip; (Jersey
City, NJ) ; Severt; Richard J.; (North Plainfield,
NJ) ; Skourlis; Thomas; (Basking Ridge, NJ) ;
Weber; Jeremy; (Brooklyn, NY) ; Emert; Jacob;
(Brooklyn, NY) ; Faust; Rudolf; (Lexington,
MA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
University of Massachusetts
Infineum International Limited |
Boston
Abingdon |
MA |
US
GB |
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Family ID: |
62909347 |
Appl. No.: |
15/635460 |
Filed: |
June 28, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
C08F 4/14 20130101; C08F
10/10 20130101; C08F 110/10 20130101; C08F 110/10 20130101; C08F
4/14 20130101; C08F 110/10 20130101; C08F 4/54 20130101 |
International
Class: |
C08F 110/10 20060101
C08F110/10 |
Claims
1. A process for the preparation of polybutene having an exo-olefin
content of at least 50 mol. % from an impure isobutene or an
isobutene-containing monomer feedstock containing from about 5 ppm
to about 500 ppm of polar impurities, which process comprises
contacting said impure isobutene or isobutene-containing feedstock,
with a Lewis acid catalyst complexed with a Lewis base, in a
substantially or completely apolar polymerization medium, and
initiating polymerization of said isobutene or isobutene-containing
feedstock with an initiator, wherein said Lewis acid catalyst is a
Lewis acid of the formula R'AlCl.sub.2, wherein R' is a hydrocarbyl
group; said Lewis base is a dihydrocarbyl ether wherein each
hydrocarbyl group is independently selected from hydrocarbyl groups
having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and one or both hydrocarbyl groups of
the dihydrocarbyl ether are substituted with an electron
withdrawing group and the initiator is a compound of the formula
RX, wherein X is a halide; R is a hydrocarbyl group capable of
forming a stable carbocation, and wherein the carbon linking group
R to group X is tertiary, benzylic or allylic; wherein the amount
of water in said feedstock is controlled to be between an amount at
least equal to the molar amount of polar impurities in said
feedstock, and less than 5 mM per liter of feedstock.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein R' is an alkyl group having 1 to
12 carbons.
3. The process of claim 1, wherein said Lewis base is dihydrocarbyl
ether wherein each hydrocarbyl group is independently selected from
hydrocarbyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and one or both
hydrocarbyl groups of the dihydrocarbyl ether are substituted with
a chlorine atom.
4. The process of claim 3, wherein said Lewis base is dihydrocarbyl
ether wherein each hydrocarbyl group is independently selected from
alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and one or both hydrocarbyl
groups of the dihydrocarbyl ether are substituted with a chlorine
atom.
5. The process of claim 1, wherein the Lewis acid and Lewis base
are complexed in a solvent selected from a liquid, apolar,
non-halogenated aliphatic solvent or a liquid, aromatic
solvent.
6. The process of claim 5, wherein said solvent is hexane, toluene
or xylene.
7. The process of claim 1, wherein said apolar polymerization
medium is selected from saturated C.sub.4 hydrocarbons, unsaturated
C.sub.4 hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof.
8. The process of claim 1, wherein said isobutene or
isobutene-containing feedstock is selected from pure isobutene; a
C.sub.4 refinery cut containing between about 20-50% isobutene,
between 5% and about 50% butene-1, between about 2% and about 40%
butene-2, between about 2% and about 60% iso-butane, between about
2% and about 20% n-butane, and up to about 0.5% butadiene, wherein
all percentages are by mass, based on the total mass of the C.sub.4
refinery cut; and mixtures of pure isobutene and said C.sub.4
refinery cut.
9. The process of claim 1, wherein said isobutene or
isobutene-containing feedstock contains from about 5 ppm to about
200 ppm of polar impurities.
10. The process of claim 1, wherein the amount of water in said
feedstock is controlled to be an amount between an amount at least
equal to two times the molar amount polar of impurities in said
feedstock, and less than 5 mM per liter of feedstock
11. The process of claim 10, wherein the amount of water in said
feedstock is controlled to be an amount between an amount at least
equal to three times the amount polar impurities in said feedstock,
and less than 5 mM per liter of feedstock.
12. The process of claim 1, wherein the amount of water in said
feedstock is controlled to be an amount of from about 0.05 mM to
less than 5 mM per liter of feedstock.
13. The process of claim 12, wherein the amount of water in said
feedstock is controlled to be an amount of from about 0.2 to about
2 mM per liter of feedstock.
14. The process of claim 1, wherein said complex is contacted with
said isobutene or isobutene-containing feedstock at a concentration
of millimoles of Lewis acid-Lewis base complex per liter of
feedstock of from about 0.2 mM to about 200 mM.
15. The process of claim 1, wherein the polymerization process is
conducted continuously.
16. The process of claim 1, wherein said polybutene product has an
exo-olefin content of at least 70 mol. %.
17. The process of claim 1, wherein said polybutene product has a
number average molecular weight (M.sub.n) of from about 400 Daltons
to about 4000 Daltons.
Description
[0001] The invention is directed to a method for producing highly
reactive olefin polymers wherein at least 50 mol. % of the polymer
chains have terminal double bonds, from an impurity-containing
isobutylene or a mixed C.sub.4 hydrocarbyl feedstock containing
isobutylene.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Catalyst systems for cationic polymerization of isobutylene
(IB) or C.sub.4 streams containing isobutylene (IB) (e.g. Raffinate
1) that can produce olefinic polymers of Mn=500-3000 with a
reactive vinylidene at the terminus (HR-PIB) are of high commercial
value. Catalysts based on BF.sub.3 complexes with alcohols or
ethers have been used commercially, but they generally require low
temperature and highly purified feed (U.S. Pat. No. 7,411,104 B2).
Lewis acid-Lewis base complexes of aluminum halides or alkyl
aluminum halides and ethers have also been disclosed in a range of
media and with a variety of co-initiators. The initiators are
primarily alkyl halides, H.sub.2O, HCl or ROH (e.g. Macromolecules
2010, 43(13), pp 5503-5507, Polymer 2010, 51, pp 5960-5969).
[0003] Getting high monomer conversions and high vinylidene in an
apolar medium (suitable for commercial scale-up) using a continuous
process without elaborate feed clean-up has been elusive. Catalysts
that work well in a polar medium such as dichloromethane, often do
not work in an apolar saturated hydrocarbon medium (Macromolecules,
2012, 45, pp 3318-3325).
[0004] One of the advances highlighted recently is that ethers with
one or more electron-withdrawing groups (e.g. bis-2-chloro-ethyl
ether, CEE) were particularly useful in enabling alkyl aluminum
dichloride to initiate cationic polymerization in the presence of
t-butyl chloride as co-initiator giving a high yield of HR-PIB
(U.S. Pat. No. 9,156,924 B2). In the absence of the electron
withdrawing groups, dialkyl ethers inhibited polymerization in an
apolar medium (Macromolecules, 2014, 47 (6), pp 1959-1965) either
because the Lewis acid-Lewis base complexes were too strong (high
binding energy) or the resulting t-butyl oxonium ions were too
stable. This made the rate of polymerization too slow to be
commercially viable.
[0005] Even with complexes of the appropriate binding energy, small
amounts of polar impurities such as acetone or methanol have been
found to impede or inhibit polymerization. For example, only 30 ppm
of acetone slows down the polymerization of IB drastically in the
presence of 2000 ppm of EtAlCl.sub.2.CEE complex. Other polar
impurities that can inhibit IB polymerization include higher
alcohols, ketones, ethers, acetonitrile and carboxylic acids such
as propionic acid. The total amount of polar feed impurities in
many commercial feedstocks can be from 5 to about 200 ppm.
[0006] Surprisingly, applicants have found that the presence of a
small amount of water surprisingly ameliorates the negative effect
on polymerizations carried out using alkylAlCl.sub.2.CEE as
catalyst and alkyl halide as initiator caused by a range of polar
impurities commonly present in IB, and IB-containing feed streams.
The present method enables lower cost processes that can use a
broader range of feedstocks without expensive feed clean-up
equipment. Though water itself can normally act as co-initiator for
the polymerization of IB (US 2016/0333123 A1), the presence of
alkyl halide as co-initiator is necessary to control the reaction
and get reasonable monomer conversions with impure feed streams.
The amount of water is also critical. Typically when water is used
as a co-initiator for D3 polymerizations it is generally present at
concentrations of 5-100, e.g 10-50 mM (US 2016/0333123 A1).
However, in the presence of alkyl halide, this amount of water can
cause a decrease in vinylidene end-group selectivity. On the other
hand, too little water does not eliminate the inhibiting effect of
polar impurities on polymerization completely, especially if the
molar concentration of water is lower than the concentration of
impurities in the feed stream.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0007] Lewis acids useful in the practice of the present invention
include Lewis acids of the formula R'AlCl.sub.2, wherein R' is a
hydrocarbyl group, preferably a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 12
carbon atoms, more preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 12
carbons. As used herein, the term "hydrocarbyl" means a chemical
group of a compound that contains hydrogen and carbon atoms and
that are bonded to the remainder of the compound directly via a
carbon atom. The group may contain one or more atoms other than
carbon and hydrogen ("hetero atoms"), provided such hetero atoms do
not affect the essentially hydrocarbyl nature of the group.
[0008] Useful Lewis bases are dihydrocarbyl ethers wherein each
hydrocarbyl group is independently selected from hydrocarbyl groups
having 1 to 8 carbon atoms. The hydrocarbyl groups of the ether may
be branched, straight-chained or cyclic. Where the hydrocarbyl
groups of the ether are branched or straight-chained, the
hydrocarbyl groups are preferably alkyl groups, more preferably
alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. One or both hydrocarbyl
groups of the dihydrocarbyl ether are substituted with an electron
withdrawing group, particularly a halogen atom, preferably a
chlorine atom.
[0009] The Lewis acid and Lewis base can be complexed by, for
example, by dissolving the Lewis acid in a solvent selected from
liquid, apolar, non-halogenated aliphatics, and liquid aromatics,
such as benzene, chlorobenzene, toluene and xylene, to form a
solution and then adding the Lewis base to the solution, while the
solution is stirred. The complex may be added to the polymerization
medium with the solvent; alternatively, the solvent may be removed
prior to the addition of the complex to the polymerization medium.
Preferably, the solvent is a non-halogenated aliphatic or aromatic
solvent, and is more preferably xylene or toluene, most preferably
toluene. When the Lewis acid and Lewis Base are complexed in xylene
or toluene, it is preferable to dissolve the Lewis base in the
xylene or toluene solvent to form a solution, and then add the
Lewis acid to the Lewis base solution, while the solution is
stirred.
[0010] The molar ratio of Lewis acid to Lewis base in the complex
will typically be maintained within a range of from about 1:1 to
about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:6, more preferably
from about 1:1 to about 1:3, such as about 1:1 to about 1:2 (e.g.
about 1:1.5).
[0011] An "initiator" is defined as a compound that can initiate
polymerization, in the presence or absence of adventitious water
and in the presence of a proton trap. The initiator of the present
invention (RX) comprises a hydrocarbyl R group, preferably an alkyl
or aryl-alkyl group, wherein the carbon linking group R to X is
tertiary, benzylic or allylic, preferably tertiary, which
hydrocarbyl group can form a stable carbocation (e.g.,
t-butyl.sup.+); and an X group, which is a halide, preferably
chlorine.
[0012] The polymerization medium must be a substantially or
completely apolar polymerization medium, such as a mixture of
saturated and unsaturated C.sub.4 hydrocarbons.
[0013] In the polymerization process of the present invention, the
feedstock may be pure isobutylene or a mixed C.sub.4 hydrocarbyl
feedstock containing isobutylene, such as a C.sub.4 cut resulting
from the thermal or catalytic cracking operation of, for example,
naphtha. Thus, suitable feedstocks will typically contain at least
10%, and up to 100% isobutylene, by mass (e.g. 20-50%, based on the
total mass of the feed. In addition to isobutylene, conventional
C.sub.4 cuts suitable for use as feedstocks that are of industrial
importance typically will contain between about 5% and about 50%
butene-1, between about 2% and about 40% butene-2, between about 2%
and about 60% iso-butane, between about 2% and about 20% n-butane,
and up to about 0.5% butadiene, all percentages being by mass,
based on the total feed mass. Feedstocks containing isobutylene may
also contain other non-C.sub.4 polymerizable olefin monomers in
minor amounts, e.g., typically less than 10%, preferably less than
about 5%, and most preferably less than 1%, such as propadiene,
propylene and C.sub.5 olefins. In accordance with the present
invention, the feedstock is not purified to remove polar impurities
and will contain total amount of polar feed impurities such as
acetone, methanol, acetonitrile, propionic acid and such of greater
than or equal to 5 ppm, such as from about 5 to 500 ppm or from
about 5 to about 200 ppm.
[0014] The term "polybutene", as employed herein is intended to
include not only homopolymers of isobutylene, but also copolymers
of isobutylene and one or more other C.sub.4 polymerizable monomers
of conventional C.sub.4 cuts as well as non-C.sub.4 ethylenically
unsaturated olefin monomers containing 5 carbon atoms, provided
such copolymers contain typically at least 50 mass %, preferably at
least 65 mass %, and most preferably at least 80 mass % isobutylene
units, based on the polymer number average molecular weight
(M.sub.n).
[0015] The amount of the Lewis acid-Lewis base complex employed in
the process of the present invention can be controlled, in
conjunction with the concentration of initiator and monomer,
reaction time and temperature, to achieve the target M.sub.n of the
polybutene polymer product, the conversion of butene and yield of
polybutene. In view of the above, the Lewis acid-Lewis base complex
is typically employed in an amount sufficient to contact the butene
monomer in a liquid phase reaction mixture at a concentration of
millimoles of Lewis acid-Lewis base complex per liter of reaction
mixture of from about 0.2 mM to about 200 mM, such as from about 1
mM to about 200 mM, preferably from about 5 mM to about 100 mM, and
more preferably from about 10 mM to about 50 mM, such as about 10
mM to about 30 mM per liter of feedstock.
[0016] The initiator will typically be employed in an amount
sufficient to contact the butene monomer in a liquid phase reaction
mixture at a concentration of millimoles of initiator per liter of
medium, and independent from the amount of Lewis acid-Lewis base
complex, of from about 1 mM to about 200 mM, preferably from about
5 mM to about 100 mM, and more preferably from about 10 mM to about
50 mM, such as about 10 mM to about 30 mM per liter of
feedstock.
[0017] Water can be added at different stages of the process. It
can be added with the catalyst, the initiator or the monomer
itself. The presence of a small amount of aromatic solvent such as
toluene can facilitate the addition of water due to the increased
solubility of water in that medium relative to an all aliphatic
medium. Too much toluene, however, can result in unwanted side
reactions. The total amount of toluene in the final medium is
preferably 0 to about 20%, more preferably, 0 to about 15%, such as
0 to about 10%. A guard bed containing molecular sieves or
CaCl.sub.2 to dry the feed prior to the reaction can be useful to
ensure that the proper amount of water is added to the reaction.
The molar concentration of water present/added to the feedstock
should be at least equal to the total molar concentration of polar
impurities in the feedstock, more preferably, at least two times,
such as at least three times, up to about ten times, such as up to
about eight times, the molar concentration of polar impurities in
the feedstock. The molar composition of water present/added to the
feedstock should be less than the molar concentration that causes a
decrease in vinylidene end-group selectivity, such as less than 10
mM, preferably less than 5 mM. More specifically, assuming a total
amount of polar impurities of from about 5 to 200 ppm, the amount
of water present/added to the feedstock is preferably from about
0.05 mM to less than 5 mM, preferably from about 0.1 mM to about 3
mM, more preferably from about 0.2 to about 2 mM, such as from
about 0.3 mM to about 1 mM per liter of feedstock.
[0018] The polymerization reaction can be performed as a batch or
continuous process. On an industrial scale, the polymerization
reaction is preferably conducted continuously. The continuous
process can be carried out in tubular reactors, tube-bundle
reactors or loop reactors, or tube or tube-bundle reactors with
continuous circulation of the reaction material, or in a stirred
tank reactor (glass, carbon steel or Monel preferred).
[0019] The polymerization reaction is conducted in the liquid phase
to induce linear or chain-type polymerization, as opposed to ring
or branch formation. Thus, if a feed is used that is gaseous under
ambient temperature, it is preferred to control the reaction
pressure and/or dissolve the feed in an inert solvent or liquid
diluent, in order to maintain the feed in the liquid phase. Typical
C.sub.4 cuts comprising the feed are liquid under pressure and do
not require a solvent or diluent. Typical diluents suitable for use
with the process include C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 alkanes, such as
propane, butane, pentane and isobutane.
[0020] The Lewis acid-Lewis base complex is typically introduced
into the reactor as a liquid partially or completely dissolved in a
solvent, or as a solid. Polymerization is preferably conducted at a
pressure sufficient to maintain the C.sub.4 feed in a liquid state
at the reaction temperature, or at higher pressures. The initiator
may be introduced to the monomer feed or the reaction mixture in
liquid form together with the Lewis acid-Lewis base complex or,
preferably, is introduced to the monomer feed or the reaction
mixture in liquid form by a line separate from the Lewis acid-Lewis
base complex addition line.
[0021] The liquid phase reaction mixture temperature is controlled
by conventional means to be typically from about -30.degree. C. to
about +50.degree. C., preferably from about -10.degree. C. to about
+30.degree. C., more preferably from about -5.degree. C. to about
+20.degree. C., such as about 0.degree. C. to about +15.degree. C.
to minimize refrigeration costs and unwanted side reactions.
[0022] In order to insure even distribution of the catalyst within
the reactor, turbulent flow of the reactor contents (Reynolds
number>100, preferably >1000) can be generated by mixing, or
with suitable baffles, such as baffle plates or oscillating
baffles, or by dimensioning the reactor tube cross sections so that
a suitable flow velocity is established.
[0023] The steady state residence time of the butene to be
polymerized may be from about 1 to about 300 minutes, such as 2 to
about 120 minutes, preferably from about 4 to about 60 minutes or
from about 5 to about 45 minutes (e.g., from about 6 to about 30
minutes).
[0024] The process of the present invention is typically conducted
in a manner achieving an isobutylene conversion in the range of
from about 20% up to about 100%, preferably from about 50% to about
100%, and more preferably from about 70% to about 100%, such as 80%
to 100%, 90% to 100% or 95% to 100%. The combined use of
temperature control and catalyst feed rate permits formation of
polybutenes having a M.sub.n of from about 400 Daltons to about
4000 Daltons, preferably from about 700 Daltons to about 3000
Daltons, more preferably from about 1000 Daltons to about 2500
Daltons; a molecular weight distribution (MWD) of typically from
about 1.1 to about 4.0, preferably from about 1.5 to about 3.0, an
exo-olefin content of greater than 50 mol. %, preferably greater
than 60 mol. %, more preferably greater than 70 mol. %, such as
from about 80 mol. % to about 95 mol. %; a tetra-substituted olefin
content of less than about 20 mol. %, such as less than about 15
mol. %, preferably less than about 10 mol. %, more preferably less
than about 5 mol. %; and a chlorine content of less than about 10
mol. %, such as less than about 5 mol. %, preferably less than
about 2 mol. %, more preferably less than about 1 mol. % based on
the total moles of polymer.
[0025] Once the target molecular weight of the polymer is achieved,
the polymer product can be discharged from the reactor and passed
into a medium that deactivates the polymerization catalyst and
terminates the polymerization. Suitable deactivation media include
water, amines, alcohols and caustics. The polyisobutylene product
can then be separated by distilling off the remaining C.sub.4
hydrocarbons and low molecular weight oligomers. Preferably
residual amounts of catalyst are removed, usually by washing with
water or caustic.
[0026] In one commercially preferred embodiment (from a standpoint
of performance, environmental impact and cost), the Lewis acid is
R'AlCl.sub.2, wherein R' is C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 hydrocarbyl,
specifically, MeAlCl.sub.2, EtAlCl.sub.2 (EADC), iso-BuAlCl.sub.2
or n-BuAlCl.sub.2, the Lewis base is a chlorinated dihydrocarbyl
ether (CEE), the solvent is ISOPAR or toluene, and the complex is
formed by dissolving the Lewis base in the solvent to form a
solution and then adding the Lewis acid to the Lewis base solution
in an amount such that the molar ratio of Lewis acid to Lewis base
in the complex is from about 1:1 to about 1:1.5.
[0027] This invention will be further understood by reference to
the following examples, which are not intended, and should not be
construed as listing all possible embodiments within the scope of
the invention.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Batch Polymerization Reaction
[0028] EADC.CEE complexes were prepared just before polymerization
of IB. In a glovebox, the required amount of ether was added to
EADC in hexanes and stirred to form a Lewis acid/ether complex,
followed by the addition of required amount of hexanes to make the
fully soluble 0.1 M complexes. Polymerizations were performed under
a dry N.sub.2 atmosphere in an MBraun glovebox (MBraun, Inc.
Stratham, N.H.). Typically, the required amount of hexanes was
placed in the polymerization reactors, screw top culture tubes (75
mL), at -30.degree. C. Then, the initiator (t-BuCl) was added to
the reactors. IB was condensed and distributed to the
polymerization reactors containing t-BuCl and hexanes. The
polymerizations were started by adding EADC.CEE complex to the
reactors at the polymerization temperature and terminated with
either ammonium hydroxide (NH.sub.4OH) or methanol. Resulting
polymer was analyzed as described in Macromolecules, 2014, 47 (6),
pp 1959-1965.
Example 2
Continuous Polymerization Process
[0029] EADC.CEE complexes were prepared in a glovebox. The required
amount of ether was added to EADC in hexanes/toluene and stirred to
form a soluble Lewis acid/ether complex. The concentration of EADC
in the final catalyst solution was 7% by weight. A solution of
t-BuCl (initiator) in toluene pre-saturated with water was also
prepared in the glovebox at a concentration of 1.2% by weight. The
monomer solution contained isobutylene in cyclohexane at 42% by
weight.
[0030] The monomer solution was passed through an activated alumina
dryer column, premixed continuously with the initiator solution and
injected together with the catalyst complex solution in a
Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR). Mixing in the reactor was
provided by a rotating impeller which operated at 1000 rpm. The
CSTR was immersed in a cooling bath to control the temperature. The
pressure in the reactor was maintained at 50 psig to keep the
reaction solution in the liquid state. The reaction mixture was
quenched continuously by mixing the reactor effluent with a mixture
of isopropanol and water at a composition of 80% isopropanol and
20% water by weight. Monomer conversion was calculated via Gas
Chromatography by comparing isobutylene composition before and
after the reactor, and the resulting polymer was analyzed as in
Example 1.
[0031] Using toluene saturated with water to prepare the initiator
solution, an EADC concentration of 0.18% by weight in the reaction
mixture, a [CEE]/[EADC] molar ratio of 2, a [t-BuCl]/[EADC] molar
ratio of 1, and a reaction temperature of 4.degree. C., an
isobutylene conversion of 84% was maintained at an average
residence time of 20 min., and the resulting polymer had an exo
content of 86% and Mn of 2300.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Polymerization of [IB] = 1.0M using
[EADC.cndot.CEE] = 0.01M, [t-BuCl] = 0.01M and [propionic acid] =
0.3 mM, in hexanes at 0.degree. C. with [CEE]/[EADC] = 1.5. Tri+
[H.sub.2O] Conv.sup.a M.sub.n,NMR.sup.b M.sub.n,SEC.sup.c Exo.sup.d
Endo.sup.d Tetra.sup.d (mM) (%) (g/mol) (g/mol) PDI.sup.c (%) (%)
(%) 0.3 <10 1.0 95 1200 1400 3.8 90 05 05 2.0 100 1000 1100 3.8
86 08 06 3.0 100 1000 900 3.5 87 07 06 .sup.aDetermined
gravimetrically based on monomer feed; .sup.bDetermined from NMR
analysis; .sup.cObtained from SEC measurements; .sup.dCalculated
from .sup.1H NMR spectroscopic study.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Polymerization of [IB] = 1.0M using
[EADC.cndot.CEE] = 0.01M, [t-BuCl] = 0.01M and [acetone] = 0.3 mM,
in hexanes at 0.degree. C. with [CEE]/[EADC] = 1.5. Tri+ [H.sub.2O]
Conv.sup.a M.sub.n,NMR.sup.b M.sub.n,SEC.sup.c Exo.sup.d Endo.sup.d
Tetra.sup.d (mM) (%) (g/mol) (g/mol) PDI.sup.c (%) (%) (%) 0.3
<10 1.0 81 1700 1900 2.8 88 06 06 2.0 100 1400 1600 3.4 82 10 08
3.0 100 1300 1200 2.9 77 13 10 .sup.aDetermined gravimetrically
based on monomer feed; .sup.bDetermined from NMR analysis;
.sup.cObtained from SEC measurements; .sup.dCalculated from .sup.1H
NMR spectroscopic study.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Polymerization of [IB] = 1.0M using
[EADC.cndot.CEE] = 0.01M, [t-BuCl] = 0.01M and [t-butanol] = 0.3
mM, in hexanes at 0.degree. C. with [CEE]/[EADC] = 1.5. Tri+
[H.sub.2O] Conv.sup.a M.sub.n,NMR.sup.b M.sub.n,SEC.sup.c Exo.sup.d
Endo.sup.d Tetra.sup.d (mM) (%) (g/mol) (g/mol) PDI.sup.c (%) (%)
(%) 0.3 <10 1.0 100 900 1000 2.9 84 10 06 2.0 100 1000 1000 3.2
78 12 10 3.0 100 900 900 3.6 79 11 10 .sup.aDetermined
gravimetrically based on monomer feed; .sup.bDetermined from NMR
analysis; .sup.cObtained from SEC measurements; .sup.dCalculated
from .sup.1H NMR spectroscopic study.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Polymerization of [IB] = 1.0M using
[EADC.cndot.CEE] = 0.01M, [t-BuCl] = 0.01M and [acetonitrile] = 0.3
mM, in hexanes at 0.degree. C. with [CEE]/[EADC] = 1.5. Tri+
[H.sub.2O] Conv.sup.a M.sub.n,NMR.sup.b M.sub.n,SEC.sup.c Exo.sup.d
Endo.sup.d Tetra.sup.d (mM) (%) (g/mol) (g/mol) PDI.sup.c (%) (%)
(%) 0.3 <10 1.0 30 1900 1800 3.3 86 08 06 2.0 100 1000 1000 3.2
87 07 06 3.0 100 1100 1000 3.8 89 07 04 .sup.aDetermined
gravimetrically based on monomer feed; .sup.bDetermined from NMR
analysis; .sup.cObtained from SEC measurements; .sup.dCalculated
from .sup.1H NMR spectroscopic study.
[0032] While certain representative embodiments and details have
been provided to illustrate the invention, it will be apparent to
the skilled artisan that various product and process changes from
those disclosed herein may be made without departing from the scope
of the present invention. The appended claims define the scope of
the invention
[0033] All cited patents, test procedures, priority documents, and
other cited documents are fully incorporated by reference to the
extent that such material is consistent with this specification and
for all jurisdictions in which such incorporation by reference is
permitted.
[0034] Certain features of the present invention are described in
terms of a set of numerical upper limits and a set of numerical
lower limits. This specification discloses all ranges formed by any
combination of these limits. It is to be understood that the upper
limits and lower limits, as well as range and ratio limits set
forth herein may be independently combined, and that all
combinations of these limits are within the scope of the invention
unless otherwise indicated.
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