Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which compounds are useful as cocatalysts in olefinic polymerisation reactions, e.g., as Ziegler-Natta catalysts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxygen-containing organoaluminium complexes of the general formula (I) in which R1, independently of one another, denote branched or unbranched C1-C7-alkyl, -cycloalkyl, -alkenyl, -cycloalkenyl, -aryl or -alkynyl; R2 denotes unsubstituted, mono- or polyalkylated and/or mono- or polyfluorinated aromatic hydrocarbons from the group R3, R4, independently of one another, denote CH2, CF2 or C(R1)2; independently of one another, m denotes 0, 1, 2 n denotes 0, 1, 2. These compounds can serve as cocatalysts in olefinic polymerisation reactions. In particular, they can be employed for the preparation of novel Ziegler-Natta catalysts having improved properties, in particular having higher activities compared with conventional Ziegler-Natta catalysts with AlEt3, as cocatalyst, or of novel coordination catalyst systems which have higher activities than conventional Ziegler-Natta catalysts, even at low temperatures, such as 60° C., and a pressure of 2 bar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the refunctionalisation of chemically inert, thermally pre-treated metal oxides having an increased number of co-reactive groups on the oxide surface, without producing by-products which have a deactivating effect on catalytic components. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the refunctionalised metal oxides as catalyst supports for the polymerisation of olefins.