Abstract: Certain nickel [II] complexes of selected orthophosphine substituted arylsulfonamides or selected phosphine containing alkylsulfonamides catalyze the polymerization of ethylene. The polymers produced may be used as lubricants or in waxes. Some of these nickel [II] complexes and the phosphine containing ligands are also novel compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 13, 1998
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2000
Assignees:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, University of North California at Chapel Hill
Inventors:
Jordan Lawrence Bennett, Maurice S. Brookhart, III, Lynda Kaye Johnson, Christopher Moore Killian