Abstract: The present invention relates to arylated, silylated and/or alkylated bis(2,2?-diphenolato)metallates and to a method for the production thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray-drying method for the preparation of a new aluminum trilactate powdery product and to the resulting significantly free-flowing and not significantly sticky nor dusty product itself. The invention is also directed to product applications in which said aluminum lactate product may be applied.

Abstract: Novel aluminum compounds with the following empirical formula: AlX3−n(Y)n wherein=0.01 to 2.99, preferably n=2 to 2.75 are described. Each X, individually, can be an inorganic anion such as halides, alkoxides, hydroxide, nitrate, or perchlorate. Each Y, individually, can be an organic anion such as an organic acid containing from one to six carbon atoms, including but not limited to, acetic acid, hydroxy-acetic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, maleic acid, adipic acid, glutaric acid, and in particular formic acid. Methods to prepare the novel aluminum compounds are also described. Such aluminum compounds are useful in the preparation of decorative paper.

Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins, which is a compound having the following structure: wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a halogen-containing hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R2s are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a siloxy group, a lower-alkyl-substituted siloxy group or a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or which is a reaction product of the following sub-components (i) and (ii): sub-component (i) which is a compound having the formula R1—B—(OH)2 in which R1 is a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a halogen-containing hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and sub-component (ii) which is an organoaluminum compound.

Abstract: An aluminoxane product is prepared by reacting water which contains a stabilizing agent, such as a lithium halide, with a hydrocarbyl aluminum compound, such as tri-methylaluminum, in an organic solvent. The product has increased resistance to gel-formation therein because of the stabilizing agent dissolved in the water used in forming the reaction product.

Abstract: A process is described for coproducing vinylidene alcohol and vinylidene olefin. The process involves dimerizing one or more vinylolefins with an alkyl aluminum catalyst to form a first product mixture comprising at least vinylidene olefin and alkyl aluminum compound. The vinylidene olefin is then reacted with the alkyl aluminum compound under displacement conditions to form 1-olefin while concurrently removing the 1-olefin from the displacement reaction mixture to form a second product mixture comprising at least beta-branched alkyl aluminum compound. The second product mixture is treated with air or oxygen under mild oxidation conditions to form a third product mixture comprising at least beta-branched aluminum alkoxide. The beta-branched aluminum alkoxide is then hydrolyzed to form vinylidene alcohol. The process makes effective use of the alkyl aluminum catalyst both as a catalyst and as a reactant, and requires only a relatively small amount of reaction equipment.

Abstract: Aluminum alkyls are oxidized to aluminum alkoxides using a cobalt catalyst to increase the rate of oxidation. Alcohols can be prepared by hydrolysis of the aluminum alkoxides.