Abstract: The present invention provides a wax isomerized oil, wherein a content of a hydrocarbon compound having an even number of carbon atoms, as determined from a chromatogram obtained by mass spectrometry, is more than 50% by mass based on a total amount of the wax isomerized oil.

Abstract: A method for producing a wax isomerized oil, comprising a step of providing an ethylene polymer wax, a step of hydrocracking the ethylene polymer wax by a hydrocracking catalyst to obtain a cracked product, and a step of isomerization dewaxing the cracked product by a hydroisomerization catalyst to obtain a wax isomerized oil.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wax isomerized oil, wherein a content of a hydrocarbon compound having an even number of carbon atoms, as determined from a chromatogram obtained by mass spectrometry, is more than 50% by mass based on a total amount of the wax isomerized oil.

Abstract: A method for producing an oligomer, the method comprising a step of oligomerizing a polymerizable monomer comprising an olefin in the presence of a catalyst comprising an iron complex represented by the following Formula (1) and trialkylaluminum: [In Formula (1), R represents a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aromatic group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, a plurality of R in the same molecule may be the same or different, R? represents a free radical having an oxygen atom and/or a nitrogen atom, a plurality of R? in the same molecule may be the same or different, and Y represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom].

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing an oligomer and a catalyst comprising a step of oligomerizing a polymerizable monomer containing an olefin in the presence of a catalyst, which comprises (A) a complex of a diimine compound and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group 8 elements, Group 9 elements and Group 10 elements, (B) a mixture of a pyridine diimine compound and an iron salt and/or an iron complex, (C) methylaluminoxane and/or a boron compound, and (D) an organoaluminum compound other than methylaluminoxane and/or an organozinc compound. The components (A), (B), (C) and (D) described above are respectively as defined in the present Description.

Abstract: An olefin polymerization catalyst containing a complex of a ligand being a diimine compound represented by the formula (1) and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group 8 elements, Group 9 elements and Group 10 elements: wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are respectively a group represented by the formula (2): wherein R1 and R5 are respectively a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the total number of carbon atoms of R1 and R5 is 1 or more and 5 or less, and R2, R3 and R4 are respectively a hydrogen atom or an electron-donating group.

Abstract: A method for producing an oligomer, the method comprising a step of oligomerizing a polymerizable monomer comprising an olefin in the presence of a catalyst comprising an iron complex represented by the following Formula (1) and trialkylaluminum: [In Formula (1), R represents a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aromatic group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, a plurality of R in the same molecule may be the same or different, R? represents a free radical having an oxygen atom and/or a nitrogen atom, a plurality of R? in the same molecule may be the same or different, and Y represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom].

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing an oligomer and a catalyst comprising a step of oligomerizing a polymerizable monomer containing an olefin in the presence of a catalyst, which comprises (A) a complex of a diimine compound and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group 8 elements, Group 9 elements and Group 10 elements, (B) a mixture of a pyridine diimine compound and an iron salt and/or an iron complex, (C) methylaluminoxane and/or a boron compound, and (D) an organoaluminum compound other than methylaluminoxane and/or an organozinc compound. The components (A), (B), (C) and (D) described above are respectively as defined in the present Description.

Abstract: An oligomer production method and a catalyst, the method comprising a step of co-oligomerizing a polymerizable monomer including ethylene and an ?-olefin in the presence of a catalyst containing (A) a compound represented by a formula (1), (B) a compound represented by a formula (2), (C) methylaluminoxane and/or a boron compound and (D) an organozine compound and/or an organoaluminun compound other than methylaluminoxane, and an oligomer production method and a catalyst comprising a step of oligomerizing a polymerizable monomer including an olefin in the presence of a catalyst containing a complex of a ligand being a diimine compound represented by a formula (3) and a metal of Group 8 elements, etc.

Abstract: An olefin polymerization catalyst containing a complex of a ligand being a diimine compound represented by the formula (1) and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group 8 elements, Group 9 elements and Group 10 elements: wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are respectively a group represented by the formula (2): wherein R1 and R5 are respectively a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the total number of carbon atoms of R1 and R3 is 1 or more and 5 or less, and R2, R3 and R4 are respectively a hydrogen atom or an electron-donating group.

Abstract: The method for manufacturing an unsaturated hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing compound according to the present invention comprises: a first step of dispersing a catalyst in poly-?-olefin and reducing the catalyst with carbon monoxide or synthesis gas, wherein the catalyst is prepared by supporting iron on a support containing manganese and having an average pore size of 2 to 100 nm; and a second step of bringing the catalyst after reduction in the first step into contact with synthesis gas under the conditions of a reaction temperature of 100 to 600° C. and a reaction pressure of 0.1 to 10 MPa to obtain a reaction product containing an unsaturated hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing compound.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a tetracyclododecene composition having a regulated cyclopentadiene trimer content, whereby addition polymerization with the aid of a Ziegler catalyst can be carried out while preventing gelation caused by a cross-linking reaction. A tetracyclododecene composition regulated with respect to the content of a specific ingredient having a molecular weight of 188 is disclosed, whereby polymers having high glass transition temperatures can be obtained through various polymerizations. Further, the present invention is drawn to a method for producing tetracyclododecene in the presence of an aliphatic solvent having a boiling point close to that of norbornene, which solvent is effective in inhibiting the recovered norbornene from solidifying.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of tetracyclododecenes, which can be a raw material of cycloolefin (co)polymers possessing excellent characters concerning their optical property, high transparency, heat resistance, and oil absorbency, from an inexpensive raw material of crude DCPD in a stable, continuous, and longstanding process. In the continuous preparation of tetracyclododecenes described in the present invention, it is possible to produce the targeted product in high efficiencies in the effective utilization of the raw materials exemplified by the separation and recovery of 2-norbornenes after the reaction. It is also possible to maintain a stable, continuous, and longstanding operation based on the suppression of ill effects deriving from the accumulation of byproducts such as 2-methyl-2-norbornenes, which easily creep into the circulating 2-norbornenes, by removing at least a part of said products from the reaction system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of highly purified tetracyclododecenes, which can be a raw material of cycloolefin (co)polymers possessing excellent characters concerning their optical property, high transparency, heat resistance, and oil absorbency, from an inexpensive raw material of crude DCPD in a stable, continuous, and longstanding process. In the continuous preparation of tetracyclododecenes described in the present invention, it is possible to employ crude dicyclopentadiene, that is, dicyclopentadiene having low purity, as a raw material. It is also possible to produce highly purified tetracyclododecenes by maintaining the ratios of one, two, or three compounds selected from the group comprising isoprene, piperylene, and 1-methyl-2-norbornenes shown by the general formula (4) against the sum of dicyclopentadiene and cyclopentadiene within the specified ranges, wherein all these substances are contained in the raw material that are fed into a reactor.

Abstract: A catalyst useful for the alkylation of isoalkanes is disclosed along with a process therefor the same. The catalyst comprises a zirconium halide and at least one member of the group consisting of sulfate basic sulfate, copper halide, copper nitrate and copper salt of an organic acid. The process for the alkylation of isoalkanes with alkenes is carried out in the presence of a catalyst comprising a zirconium halide and at least one member of the group consisting of sulfate, basic sulfate, copper halide, copper nitrate and copper salt of an organic acid at a temperature of room temperature--200.degree. C. and a pressure of atmospheric -5 MPa.

Abstract: A catalyst useful for the alkylation of isoalkanes is disclosed along with a process therefor the same. The catalyst comprises a reaction product resulting from mutual contact of a zirconium halide and a magnesium halide and/or a magnesium oxyhalide. The process for the alkylation of isoalkanes with alkenes is carried out in the presence of a catalyst comprising a reaction product resulting from mutual contact of a zirconium halide and a magnesium halide and/or a magnesium oxyhalide at a temperature of room temperature--150.degree. C. and a pressure of atmospheric--5 MPa.

Abstract: An oligomerization catalyst according to the invention comprises a nickel compound (A); an organophosphoric compound (B); an organoaluminum compound (C); and a compound of the group consisting of carbon-halogen bond-containing compounds, oxoacid and salts thereof, sulfonic acid and derivatives thereof, and compounds of any of the formulae QX.sup.4.sub.n, QR.sub.n, QR'.sub.n, QX.sup.4.sub.1 R.sub.m, QX.sup.4.sub.1 R'.sub.m, QR.sub.1 R'.sub.m, Q.sup.1 (BR.sub.4).sub.p and R"(BR.sub.4) wherein Q is an element of the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Zr, B and Sn, Q.sup.1 is an element of the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Ca and Zn, X.sup.4 is a halogen or hydrogen atom, R is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 hydrocarbon group, R' is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, R" is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 hydrocarbon group or an ammonium group, n is a valence of Q, l, m is a natural member that satisfied n=l+m, and p is a valence of Q.sup.1. This catalyst is useful for the production of alpha-olefinic oligomers.

Abstract: According to the present invention there are provided a catalyst component, a catalyst using the catalyst component and a process using the catalyst, for the preparation of olefin polymers high in molecular weight and relatively wide in molecular weight distribution, using an extremely small amount of a modified organoaluminum compound such as methylaluminoxane and in high yield. The catalyst component is prepared by contacting at least the following constituents (1), (2), (3) and (4) 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.sub.4-p-q where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom, Me is Zr, Ti or Hf, p and q are each an integer in the ranges of 0.ltoreq.p.ltoreq.4 and 0.ltoreq.q.ltoreq.4, provided 0.ltoreq.p+q.ltoreq.4;(2) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following general formulas 1 to 4:General formula 1: Me.sup.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provide a catalyst capable of affording an olefin homopolymer or copolymer having a high molecular weight and a relatively wide molecular weight distribution, in high yield, using an extremely small amount of a modified organoaluminum compound (particularly methylaluminoxane).The catalyst comprises the modified organoaluminum compound and a catalyst component comprising the following compounds (1) and (2): (1) a compound represented by the general formula R.sub.p MX.sub.4-p where M is a transition metal of Group IVa in the Periodic Table, R is cyclopentadienyl, substituted cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, substituted indenyl, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 24 carbon atoms, provided Rs may be bonded together through an alkylene groups having 2 to 8 carbon atoms and/or silylene group, X is a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, and p is a number satisfying the condition of 1.ltoreq.p.ltoreq.

Abstract: A partially crosslinked thermoplastic resin composition is prepared by dynamically heat-treating a thermoplastic resin (A) in the presence of a carbon radical inducing agent (B) comprising a charge transfer complex or a combination of a hydrogen donating compound and a hydrogen accepting compound.