| abstract |
Polymeric compositions of matter are described comprising olefin polymer chains having Mn of about 400 to 75,000, a ratio of vinyl groups to total olefin groups according to formula (1), where a = -0.24 and b = 0.8, and where the total number of vinyl groups per 1000 carbon atoms is greater than or equal to 8000 Mn. The invention includes a method for preparing these polymeric products comprising contacting one or more olefin comonomers with a catalyst system containing a transition metal catalyst compound and an alumoxane wherein the aluminum to transition metal ratio is from 10:1 to less than or equal to 220:1 (Al:Me). The process conditions of the invention permit predictable macromer characteristics of both molecular weight and vinyl unsaturation. |