| abstract |
The present invention discloses copolymers of styrene and ethylene with highly syndiotactic styrene blocks prepared with of a catalyst system comprising a metallocene catalyst component of the general formula (I): (Flu-R″—C p)M(n 3 -C 3 R′ 5 )(ether) n wherein Cp is a cyclopentadienyl, substituted or unsubstituted, Flu is a fluorenyl, substituted or unsubstituted, M is a metal Group III of the Periodic Table, ether is a donor solvent molecule, R″ is a structural bridge between Cp and Flu (9 position) imparting stereorigidity to the component, each R′ is the same or different and is hydrogen or an hydrocarbyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and n is 0, 1 or 2. It also discloses styrene-ethylene copolymers having a high styrene content in which styrene units form syndiotactic polystyrene blocks. |