Abstract: Provided are compositions, processes for making, and processes for using mixed triglycerides as plasticizers. Triglyceride plasticizers can be produced by recovery of linear or branched C4 to C13 aldehydes from a hydroformylation product, oxidation to linear or branched C4 to C13 acids with oxygen and/or air, recovery of the resulting acids, combining the linear or branched C4 to C13 acid with benzoic acid, toluic acid or a combination thereof to form a mixed acid blend, and esterification of the mixed acid blend with glycerol, wherein the total carbon number of the triester groups ranges from 20 to 25 and includes from 1 to 2 aryl groups for greater than or equal to 45 wt % of the plasticizer. Such plasticizers can be phthalate-free and provide outstanding properties including a suitable melting or pour point, glass transition temperature, low volatility, increased compatibility, increased hydrolytic stability, and excellent low temperature properties in a range of polymeric resins.

Abstract: A composition having the formula I where R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, C1 to C12 linear and branched alkyl, C3 to C12 cycloalkyl, aryl, C1 to C12 alkoxy, F, Cl, SO3, C1 to C12 perfluoroalkyl, and N(CH3)2, R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C12 linear and branched alkyl, C3 to C12 cycloalkyl, aryl, and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, A is —C(R4)—, —(CH2)x—, —(CH2)xNH(CH2)x—, or —CY2CY2—, where R4 is a hydrocarbyl, halosubstituted hydrocarbyl, or alkoxy group of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, x is an integer from 1 to 12, and Y is halogen, and X is halogen, triflate, acetate, trifluoroacetate, hydride, or tetrafluoroborate. When combined with an activating co-catalyst is useful in polymerizing olefinic monomers.

Abstract: A composition having the formula I where R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, C1 to C12 linear and branched alkyl, C3 to C12 cycloalkyl, aryl, C1 to C12 alkoxy, F, Cl, SO3, C1 to C12 perfluoroalkyl, and N(CH3)2, R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C12 linear and branched alkyl, C3 to C12 cycloalkyl, aryl, and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, A is —C(R4)—, —(CH2)x—, —(CH2)xNH(CH2)x—, or —CY2CY2—, where R4 is a hydrocarbyl, halosubstituted hydrocarbyl, or alkoxy group of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, x is an integer from 1 to 12, and Y is halogen, and X is halogen, triflate, acetate, trifluoroacetate, hydride, or tetrafluoroborate. When combined with an activating co-catalyst is useful in polymerizing olefinic monomers.

Abstract: This invention relates to copolymers produced by a polymerization method comprising contacting at least one olefin monomer, at least one polar monomer, an optional activator, and a catalyst compound represented by the formula: wherein M is selected from groups 3-11 of the periodic table; L1 represents a formal anionic ligand, L2 represents a formal neutral ligand, a is an integer greater than or equal to 1; b is greater than or equal to 0; c is greater than or equal to 1, E is nitrogen or phosphorus, Ar0 is arene, R1-R4 are, each independently, selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or functional group, provided however that R3 and R4 do not form a naphthyl ring, N is nitrogen and O is oxygen.

Abstract: A transition metal ligand complex has the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 (each occurrence) independently represent an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; R3 and R4 (each occurrence) independently represent an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; R5 represents an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms, provided that R4 and R5 may be joined to form a cyclic structure; R6 represents an alkyl or aryl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; and Mt represents a transition metal selected from Group 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 of the Periodic Table of the Elements.

Abstract: This invention relates to a transition metal compound represented by the formula LMX wherein M is a Group 3 to 11 metal L is a bulky bidentate or tridentate neutral ligand that is bonded to M by two or three heteroatoms and at least one heteroatom is nitrogen; X is a substituted or unsubstituted catecholate ligand provided that the substituted catecholate ligand does not contain a 1,2-diketone functionality.

Abstract: A composition having the formula I where R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, C1 to C12 linear and branched alkyl, C3 to C12 cycloalkyl, aryl, C1 to C12 alkoxy, F, Cl, SO3, C1 to C12 perfluoroalkyl, and N(CH3)2, R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C12 linear and branched alkyl, C3 to C12 cycloalkyl, aryl, and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, A is —C(R4)—, —(CH2)x—, —(CH2)xNH(CH2)x—, or —CY2CY2—, where R4 is a hydrocarbyl, halosubstituted hydrocarbyl, or alkoxy group of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, x is an integer from 1 to 12, and Y is halogen, and X is halogen, triflate, acetate, trifluoroacetate, hydride, or tetrafluoroborate. When combined with an activating co-catalyst is useful in polymerizing olefinic monomers.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a linear functional polymer having repeating units A, B and D. Unit A represents —CH2—, unit B represents and unit D represents where R1 represents a polar functional group. There are at least four A units separating each B unit, each D unit, and each B and D unit. The value y represents the total number of B units and is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The total number of D units is represented by h and is an integer greater than or equal to 0. And x represents the total number of A units and is an integer sufficient that the molar fraction of the B and D units in the linear functional polymer is represented by a value j defined by the equation: j = y + h x + y + h ? 0.032 . The present invention is also directed to a method for preparing such linear functional polymers by copolymerizing a first polar substituted monomer and a second non-polar unsubstituted monomer.