Abstract: The present invention relates to a process which comprises the non-hydrolytic transformation of an aluminoxane precursor composition, comprising carbon-to-oxygen bonds which can be alkylated by an alkylaluminum moiety, into a catalytically useful aluminoxane composition. In one embodiment of this invention, the catalytically useful aluminoxane composition is a polymethylaluminoxane composition substantially free of trimethylaluminum. The intermediate precursor is formed by the reaction of a trialkylaluminum compound, or a mixture of trialkylaluminum compounds, and a compound containing a carbon-to-oxygen bond, such as an alcohol, ketone, carboxylic acid, or carbon dioxide. Either unsupported or supported polymethyl-aluminoxane compositions can be formed.

Abstract: A hydrocarbon-soluble alkylaluminoxane composition, such as, methylaluminoxane or even a modified methylaluminoxane, can be prepared by preparing an alkylaluminoxane precursor via non-hydrolytic means, such as, by treating at least one trialkylaluminum compound with a compound containing an oxygen-carbon bond, adding to that precursor an effective amount of an organoaluminum compound which prevents formation of insoluble species, such as, a trialkylaluminum compound where each alkyl group contains two or more carbon atoms, and converting that modified precursor to an alkylaluminoxane, such as, by thermolysis. In a distinct embodiment of the invention, if an insoluble methylaluminoxane product is formed using the non-hydrolytic technique, it can be solubilized by treatment with a solubilizing amount of an alkylaluminoxane, prepared by either hydrolytic or non-hydrolytic means, wherein the alkyl moieties contain two or more carbon atoms.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for forming an aluminoxane composition comprising methylaluminoxane by mixing trimethylaluminum, or a mixture of trimethylaluminum and one or more other trihydrocarbylaluminum compounds, with an organoaluminum compound containing a trialkylsiloxide moiety and then oxygenating the mixture to form the aluminoxane. Oxygenation can be carried out by controlled hydrolysis or by treatment with an organic compound containing carbon-oxygen bonds, such as carbon dioxide. A preferred trialkylsiloxide moiety is of the formula --OSi(CH.sub.3).sub.3, such as in a compound of the formula (CH.sub.3).sub.2 AlOSi(CH.sub.3).sub.3.

Abstract: The reaction of methyl p-hydroxybenzoate and a .alpha.,.omega.-alkanediol, in the presence of a transesterification catalyst, such as a metal alkoxide and/or metal acetate, can be used to synthesize an .alpha.,.omega.-bis(p-hydroxybenzoyloxy)alkane monomer.

Abstract: Blends can be formed which comprise a flexible coil polymer substrate, e.g., of a poly(alkylene terephthalate), and a thermotropic, essentially liquid crystalline oligomer which comprises aromatic units and at least one linear polyalkylene spacer. These blends can be used to form fibers or molded articles.

Abstract: Blends of a poly(ethylene terephthalate) matrix and a thermotropic liquid crystalline segmented block copolymer comprising rod (e.g., aromatic ester mesogen units containing flexible alkylene spacers) and flexible coil polymer blocks of poly(butylene terephthalate) can be used as molding compositions or in the formation of fibers and films.

Abstract: Preblends with improved interfacial adhesion, capable of later melt blending, can be formed by heating, above their glass transition temperatures but below their melting temperatures, a flexible coil polymer, to serve as the matrix, and a lesser amount of a block copolymer of a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer and a flexible coil polymer.

Abstract: A single reactor process for formation of block copolymers comprising aromatic ester mesogenic units containing flexible alkane spacers and polyester flexible coil units in the main chain thereof which comprises reacting an .alpha.,.omega.-bis(hydroxybenzoyloxy) alkane monomer with an aromatic acid chloride in the presence of a functionalized flexible coil oligomer under temperature conditions in which an acid chloride-terminated bis(hydroxyalkyl terephthalate) oligomer was first formed at a first, lower temperature and the block copolymer was then formed at a second, higher temperature by reacting this oligomer with the functionalized flexible coil oligomer.

Abstract: A single reactor process for formation of block copolymers comprising aromatic ester mesogenic units containing flexible alkane spacers and polyester flexible coil units in the main chain thereof which comprises:(a) reacting an .alpha., .omega.-bis(hydroxybenzoyloxy) alkane monomer with an aromatic acid chloride in a reactor to form a functionalized liquid crystal oligomer containing such mesoenic units; and(b) thereafter reacting the oligomer from (a) in the same reactor with either (i) a polyester oligomer; or (ii) the reagents for synthesizing the polyester oligomer (i).