Abstract: There are provided a highly rigid propylenic resin which has a melt index MI in the range of 0.1 to 1.2 g/10 minutes as determined at 230.degree. C. under 2.160 kg load and also satisfies a relationship between the MI and the elongational viscosity ?Y(Pa.s)!, said relationship being represented by the expression2.0.times.10.sup.5 .times.MI.sup.-0.68 .ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.8.0.times.10.sup.5.times. MI.sup.-0.68 ;and a blow molded article made from the above resin. The propylenic resin has favorable resistance to draw down and can produce a large-sized and lightweight blow molded article excellent in rigidity, dimensional stability and heat resistance.

Abstract: The invention relates to an anisotropic polymer film or polymer net-work obtainable by photopolymerization of at least one mesogene-containing compound, having two side chains attached to a mesogenic core structure one of which is polymerizable, the other of which is capable of forming association dimers by hydrogen bonds.

Abstract: Metallocenes containing aryl-substituted indenyl derivatives as ligands, process for their preparation, and their use as catalysts.A very effective catalyst system for the polymerization or copolymerization of olefins comprises a cocatalyst, preferably an aluminoxane or a supported aluminoxane, and a metallocene of the formula I ##STR1## in which, in the preferred form, M.sup.1 is Zr or Hf, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are halogen or alkyl, R.sup.3 is alkyl, R.sup.4 to R.sup.12 are alkyl or hydrogen and R.sup.13 is a (substituted) alkylene or heteroatom bridge.The metallocenes, in particular the zirconocenes, produce polymers of very high molecular weight, in the case of prochiral monomers polymers of very high molecular weight, very high stereotacticity and very high melting point, at high catalyst activities in the industrially particularly interesting temperature range between 50.degree. and 80.degree. C. In addition, reactor deposits are avoided by means of supported catalyst systems.

Abstract: Novel chromium-containing compounds are prepared by forming a mixture of a chromium salt, a metal amide, and an ether. These novel chromium-containing, or chromium pyrrolide, compounds, with a metal alkyl and an unsaturated hydrocarbon, can be used as a cocatalyst system in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst system to produce a comonomer in-situ. The resultant polymer, although produced from predominately one monomer, has characteristics of a copolymer.

Abstract: A non-supported solid catalyst comprising (a) an ionic compound comprising a.1) a cation and a.2) an anion having up to 100 nonhydrogen atoms and said anion containing at least one substituent comprising an active hydrogen moiety, (b) a transition metal compound, and (c) an organometal compound wherein the metal is selected from the Groups 1-14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; a supported solid catalyst comprising (a), (b), (c), and (d) a support material, obtainable by combining components (a), (b), (c), and (d) in any order, and wherein during at least one step in the preparation of the solid catalyst, component (a) dissolved in a diluent in which (a) is soluble, is converted into solid form; a method for preparing the solid catalysts; and a process of polymerization using these solid catalysts.

Abstract: A novel olefin polymerization catalyst is obtained by contacting the following components (1) to (5) with one another: (1) a compound represented by the general formula Me.sup.1 R.sup.1.sub.p (OR.sup.2).sub.q X.sup.1.sub.4-p-q, (2) a compound represented by the general formula Me.sup.2 R.sup.3.sub.m (OR.sup.4).sub.n X.sup.2.sub.z-m-n, (3) an organocyclic compound having conjugated double bonds; (4) a modified organoaluminum compound having Al--O--Al bond(s); and (5) a silicon oxide and/or an aluminum oxide both having characteristic average particle diameter, specific surface area, volume of pores ranging in pore radius from 18 to 1,000 Angstroms, apparent specific gravity not lower than 0.32, and proportion of 50 .mu.m or smaller particles.

Abstract: To a bifunctional acrylurethane compound having acrylate groups at its both ends, which is a reaction product of polypropylene glycol, a mixture of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1, 6-diisocyanatohexane and 2,4,4-trimethy1-1, 6-diisocyanatohexane, and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, nematic liquid crystal and a photo-reaction initiator are mixed to obtain a uniformly dissolved mixture, and the mixture undergoes a phase separation treatment by photopolymerization to thereby form a liquid crystal/polymer composite material layer 7 which is utilized for a liquid crystal optical element 1. The phase separation by photo-polymerization improves controllability of the structure of the liquid crystal/polymer composite material layer.

Abstract: Catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type comprising as active constituentsa) a titanium-containing solid component prepared using a titanium compound, a compound of magnesium, a halogenating agent and an electron donor component,b) an aluminum compound andc) as further electron donor component, an organosilicon compound of the formula (I)R.sup.1 R.sup.2 si(OR.sup.3).sub.2 (I)in whichR.sup.1 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl radical or a C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl radical, R.sup.2 is a 2,4,4,6,6-pentamethylheptyl radical andR.sup.3 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl radical,are particularly suitable for the preparation of polymers of C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alk-1-enes.

Abstract: A catalyst component for producing polyolefin, a catalyst for producing polyolefin using the catalyst component, and a process for producing polyolefin in the presence of the catalyst. The catalyst component comprises a metallocene compound represented by formula (1): ##STR1## All the symbols in formula (1) are defined in the description.

Abstract: A process for polymerizing oxiranes, oxetanes, oxepanes, dioxolanes, trioxanes, and tetrahydrofurans to their respective polymers by contacting them with a selected metal compound is disclosed; and also a process for depolymerizing polytetrahydrofurans to monomeric tetrahydrofurans by contacting the polymer with a selected metal compound at a temperature of about 100.degree. C. to about 250.degree. C. The catalysts may be in solution or part of a heterogeneous solid, and selected organic compounds are used as accelerators in the polymerizations. The polymeric products, some of which are novel, may be used as polyether monomers for further polymerization, as by reaction with isocyanates to produce polyurethanes, and other useful polymers. Some of the polymeric products are relatively high in molecular weight and are suitable for direct use, for instance as spandex fibers.

Abstract: Novel Group 4 metal complexes containing one and only one cyclic delocalized, anionic, .pi.-bonded group wherein the metal is in the +4 formal oxidation state and having a bridged ligand structure, also referred to as constrained geometry complexes and a conjugated diene divalent anionic ligand group; catalytic derivatives of such complexes including novel zwiterionic complexes; and the use thereof as catalysts for polymerizing olefins, diolefins and/or acetylenically unsaturated monomers.

Abstract: A novel organic transition metal compound is disclosed, which is represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein the all symbols are defined in the disclosure. A polymerization catalyst comprising the organic transition metal compound and a process for the preparation of a polyolefin using the polymerization catalyst are also disclosed.

Abstract: Double bound metallocenes, i.e. metallocenes having a cyclopentadienyl-containing radical that is bound to a transition metal both by a pi bond and by a sigma carbon bond of a substituent of that same cyclopentadienyl-containing radical can be prepared by reducing metallocenes having a cyclopentadienyl-containing radical having at least one an unsaturated substituent. Also a process for producing polymers comprising contacting at least one olefinic monomer under suitable polymerization conditions with such double bound metallocenes.

Abstract: An improved continuous process for the production of nitrile butadiene rubber with high bound acrylonitrile is provided wherein incremental amounts of butadiene monomer are continuously added in each of a plurality of reaction vessels to obtain a copolymer having superior environmental resistance and tensile strength properties.

Abstract: Metallocenes containing aryl-substituted indenyl derivatives as ligands, process for their preparation, and their use as catalysts.A very effective catalyst system for the polymerization or copolymerization of olefins comprises a cocatalyst, preferably an aluminoxane or a supported aluminoxane, and a metallocene of the formula I ##STR1## in which, in the preferred form, M.sup.1 is Zr or Hf, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are halogen or alkyl, R.sup.3 is alkyl, R.sup.4 to R.sup.12 are alkyl or hydrogen and R.sup.13 is a (substituted) alkylene or heteroatom bridge.The metallocenes, in particular the zirconocenes, produce polymers of very high molecular weight, in the case of prochiral monomers polymers of very high molecular weight, very high stereotacticity and very high melting point, at high catalyst activities in the industrially particularly interesting temperature range between 50.degree. and 80.degree. C. In addition, reactor deposits are avoided by means of supported catalyst systems.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing polyolefins. In the polymerization, a procatalyst composition is being used, which has been prepared by contacting MgCl.sub.2, a lower alcohol, a titanium compound and a phthalic acid ester. The polyolefin is given the adequate coarseness by using a procatalyst of the said type, which has been prepared by carrying out a transesterification between the lower alcohol and the phthalic acid ester and by selecting dioctyl phthalate (DOP) as phthalic acid ester.

Abstract: Catalyst compositions comprising metallocene complexes having Lewis base functionality may be used for the preparation of polyolefins. Preferred complexes are zirconium complexes in which the Lewis base functionality is provided by ether or thioether groups.The catalyst compositions may be supported on inorganic supports or on supports having polymerisation activity eg Ziegler catalysts.

Abstract: Novel chromium-containing compounds, such as, for example, chromium pyrrolides, are prepared by forming a mixture of a chromium salt, a metal amide, and an electron pair donor solvent, such as, for example, an ether. These novel chromium-containing, or chromium pyrrolide, compounds can be used either unsupported or supported on an inorganic oxide support, with a metal alkyl and an unsaturated hydrocarbon, to trimerize, oligomerize, and/or polymerize olefins.

Abstract: A supported catalyst composition comprising a complex of a Group 4 metal cyclopentadienyl derivative reacted with silica treated with an aluminoxane demonstrates improved reactivity, especially for incorporating long chain alpha-olefins and also shows improved resistance to catalyst poisoning. The supported catalyst composition is adapted to produce homogeneous polymers, copolymers, terpolymers, etc., for example, homogeneous polyethylene, homogeneous poly(ethylene-octene) copolymers and the like. The invention further includes the process of preparing the supported catalyst compositions and a process for preparing olefinic polymers using these catalyst compositions.

Abstract: A highly effective catalyst system for the polymerization of olefins comprises a cocatalyst, preferably an aluminoxane, and a metallocene of the formula I ##STR1## where M.sup.1 =Zr or Hf, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 =(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)-alkyl or chlorine, R.sup.3, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R.sup.3 is not hydrogen, =hydrogen, F, Cl, --OR.sup.7, --NR.sup.7 R.sup.8, --P(O)R.sup.7 R.sup.8, --P(OR.sup.7).sub.2 or SR.sup.7, R.sup.