| abstract |
Bridged, group 4 Metal complexes useful as olefin polymerization catalyst components corresponding to the formula: L1ZL2MXmX'n or a dimer, solvated adduct, chelated derivative or mixture thereof, wherein: L1 is a partially salturated tricyclic group, especially octahydrofluorenyl, L2 is a substituted cyclopentadienyl group that is bound to M by means of delocalized π-electrons, said cyclopentadienyl group being substituted at one and only one of its two distal positions with a bulky ligand group; Z is divalent bridging substituent; X each occurrence is a monovalent, anionic moiety having up to 40 non-hydrogen atoms, optionally, two X groups may be covalently bound together forming a divalent dianionic moiety having both valences bound to M, or, optionally 2 X groups may be covalently bound together to form a neutral, conjugated or nonconjugated diene that is bonded to M by means of delocalized π-electrons (whereupon M is in the +2 oxidation state), or further optionally one or more X and one or more X' groups may be bonded together thereby forming a moiety that is both covalently bound to M and coordinated thereto; m is 1 or 2 and is equal to two less than the formal oxidation state of M, except when 2 X groups together form a neutral conjugated or non-conjugated diene that is π-bonded to M, in which case m is equal to the formal oxidation state of M; X' is a neutral ligand having up to 20 non-hydrogen atoms, and n is a number from 0 to 3. |