Abstract: An olefin polymerization process is provided wherein an olefin chargestock is contacted with an organic compound polymerization initiator, a Lewis acid coinitiator and a pyridine compound such as 2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine to produce homopolymers, copolymers or block copolymers having a narrow molecular weight distribution.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 8, 1992
Date of Patent:
September 19, 1995
Assignees:
Exxon Chemical Patents Inc., University of Massachusetts Lowell
Inventors:
Rudolf Faust, Hsien-Chang Wang, Miklos Gyor