阅读说明：本技术 烯烃与不饱和羧酸的共聚物的制备方法 (Process for preparing copolymers of olefins and unsaturated carboxylic acids ) 是由 高榕 郭子芳 张晓帆 周俊领 赖菁菁 李昕阳 刘东兵 顾元宁 安京燕 于 2020-06-05 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种烯烃和不饱和羧酸的共聚物的制备方法及由所述方法制备的共聚物。该方法包括在催化剂、改进剂、任选地链转移剂和改进剂存在下使烯烃和不饱和羧酸发生聚合,使用的催化剂包括式I所示的二亚胺金属配合物。本发明的制备方法制得的球形和/或类球形聚合物在工业应用中具有良好的前景。(The present invention relates to a method for preparing a copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid and a copolymer prepared by the method. The process comprises polymerizing an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid in the presence of a catalyst, an improver, and optionally a chain transfer agent and improver, the catalyst used comprising a diimine metal complex of formula I. The spherical and/or spheroidal polymer prepared by the preparation method has good prospect in industrial application.)

1. A process for the preparation of a copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid comprising polymerising an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid in the presence of a catalyst, an improver, and optionally a chain transfer agent, to form said copolymer,

wherein the catalyst comprises a main catalyst and an optional cocatalyst, and the main catalyst comprises a diimine metal complex shown as a formula I:

in the formula I, R₁And R₂The same or different, independently selected from C1-C30 hydrocarbyl containing or not containing substituent; r₅-R₈The same or different, each independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C20 alkyl with or without substituent; r₅-R₈Optionally forming a ring with each other; r₁₂Selected from C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon groups; y is selected from non-metal atoms of group VIA; m is a group VIII metal; x is selected from halogen, C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent and C1-C10 alkoxy with or without substituent.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein R is₁And R₂Selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl and/or substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20 aryl, preferably R₁And/or R₂Is a group of formula II:

in the formula II, R¹-R⁵The same or different, each is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C20 alkyl with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkenyl with or without substituent, and C with or without substituentC2-C20 alkynyl containing no substituent, C3-C20 cycloalkyl containing no substituent or containing no substituent, C1-C20 alkoxy containing no substituent or containing no substituent, C2-C20 alkenyloxy containing no substituent or containing no substituent, C2-C20 alkynyloxy containing no substituent or containing no substituent, C3-C20 cycloalkoxy containing no substituent or containing no substituent, C6-C20 aryl containing no substituent or containing no substituent, C7-C20 aralkyl containing no substituent or containing no substituent, and C7-C20 alkaryl containing no substituent or containing no substituent; r¹-R⁵Optionally forming a ring with each other;

preferably, in formula II, R¹-R⁵The aryl group is the same or different and is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkenyl with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkynyl with or without substituent, C3-C10 cycloalkyl with or without substituent, C1-C10 alkoxy with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkenyloxy with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkynyloxy with or without substituent, C3-C10 cycloalkoxy with or without substituent, C6-C15 aryl with or without substituent, C7-C15 aralkyl with or without substituent and C7-C15 alkaryl with or without substituent;

m is selected from nickel and palladium; y is selected from O and S; x is selected from halogen, C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent and C1-C10 alkoxy with or without substituent, preferably selected from halogen, C1-C6 alkyl with or without substituent and C1-C6 alkoxy with or without substituent; r₁₂Is selected from C1-C20 alkyl with or without substituent, preferably C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent, more preferably C1-C6 alkyl with or without substituent.

3. A process according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the diimine metal complex is of formula III:

in the formula III, R¹-R¹¹The same or different, each is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C20 alkyl with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkenyl with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkynyl with or without substituent, C3-C20 cycloalkyl with or without substituent, C1-C20 alkoxy with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkenyloxy with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkynyloxy with or without substituent, C3-C20 cycloalkoxy with or without substituent, C6-C20 aryl with or without substituent, C7-C20 aralkyl with or without substituent, and C7-C20 alkaryl with or without substituent,

m, X, Y, R in formula III₁₂Have the same definition as formula I.

4. The method of any one of claims 1-3, wherein R is¹-R¹¹The aryl group is the same or different and is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkenyl with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkynyl with or without substituent, C3-C10 cycloalkyl with or without substituent, C1-C10 alkoxy with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkenyloxy with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkynyloxy with or without substituent, C3-C10 cycloalkoxy with or without substituent, C6-C15 aryl with or without substituent, C7-C15 aralkyl with or without substituent and C7-C15 alkaryl with or without substituent;

preferably, R¹-R¹¹Each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C10 alkyl, halogenated C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkoxy, halogenated C1-C10 alkoxy and halogen, more preferably from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, halogenated C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen.

5. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the substituents are selected from halogen, hydroxy, C1-C10 alkyl, halogenated C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkoxy and halogenated C1-C10 alkoxy; the substituents are preferably selected from halogen, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogenated C1-C6 alkoxy;

preferably, the C1-C6 alkyl group is selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl and isobutyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl, 3, 3-dimethylbutyl;

preferably, the C1-C6 alkoxy group is selected from methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy and isobutoxy, n-pentoxy, isopentoxy, n-hexoxy, isohexoxy, 3, 3-dimethylbutoxy;

preferably, the halogen is selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.

6. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the diimine metal complex is selected from one or more of the following complexes:

1) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

2) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Ethyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

3) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Is isopropyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

4) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹-R³Methyl, R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

5) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝Br，R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

6) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝F，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

7) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Cl，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

8) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Br，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

9) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

10) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Ethyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

11) formula IIIA diimine metal complex shown wherein R¹＝R³Is isopropyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

12) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹-R³Methyl, R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

13) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝Br，R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

14) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝F，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

15) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Cl，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

16) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Br，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

17) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

18) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Ethyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

19) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Is isopropyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

20) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹-R³Methyl, R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

21) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝Br，R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

22) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝F，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

23) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Cl，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

24) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Br，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, and X ═ Br.

7. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the olefin comprises an olefin having 2 to 16 carbon atoms, preferably the olefin comprises ethylene or an alpha-olefin having 3 to 16 carbon atoms, and/or the unsaturated carboxylic acid is selected from one or more unsaturated carboxylic acids of formula G:

in the formula G, L₁-L₃Each independently selected from H and C with or without substituent₁-C₃₀Alkyl radical, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₃₀An alkylene group;

preferably, the content of the structural unit derived from the unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by the formula G in the copolymer is 0.2 to 15.0 mol%, more preferably 0.7 to 10.0 mol%;

preferably, L₁And L₂Is H, L₃Is H or C₁-C₃₀Alkyl radical, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₃₀An alkylene group;

more preferably, L₁And L₂Is H, L₃Is H or C₁-C₂₀Alkyl radical, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₂₀An alkylene group;

still more preferably, L₁And L₂Is H, L₃Is H or C₁-C₁₀Alkyl radical, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₁₀An alkylene group;

further preferably, L₁And L₂Is H, L₃Is H or C₁-C₁₀Alkyl radical, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₆An alkylene group.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein L is₁-L₃Wherein said substituents are selected from halogen, C₁-C₁₀Alkyl radical, C₁-C₁₀Alkoxy radical, C₆-C₁₀One or more of aryl, cyano and hydroxy; more preferably L₁-L₃Wherein the substituent is selected from one or more of C1-C6 alkyl, halogen and C1-C6 alkoxy;

the side group in L4 is selected from halogen and C₆-C₂₀Aryl radical, C₁-C₂₀Alkyl and C₁-C₂₀One or more of alkoxy, said C₆-C₂₀Aryl radical, C₁-C₂₀Alkyl and C₁-C₂₀Alkoxy is optionally substituted by a substituent, preferably selected from halogen, C₁-C₁₀Alkyl radical, C₁-C₁₀Alkoxy radical, C₆-C₁₀One or more of aryl and hydroxyl.

9. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the cocatalyst is selected from organoaluminium compounds and/or organoboron compounds; the organic aluminum compound is selected from one or more of alkyl aluminoxane, alkyl aluminum and alkyl aluminum halide; the organoboron compound is selected from an aryl boron and/or a borate; the chain transfer agent is selected from one or more of alkyl aluminum, alkyl magnesium and alkyl zinc; the improver comprises halogenated hydrocarbon, preferably the halogenated hydrocarbon is C1-C15 halogenated hydrocarbon, more preferably C1-C10 halogenated hydrocarbon, and further preferably C1-C6 halogenated alkane;

preferably, when the cocatalyst is an organoaluminum compound, the molar ratio of aluminum in the cocatalyst to M in the diimine metal complex is (10-10)⁷):1, preferably (10-100000) 1, more preferably (100-; when the cocatalyst is an organic boron compound, the molar ratio of boron in the cocatalyst to M in the diimine metal complex is (0.1-1000):1, preferably (0.1-500): 1; said chain transfer agent and said bisThe molar ratio of M in the imine metal complex is (0.1-5000) to 1, preferably (1.0-1000) to 1; the polymerization is carried out in the presence of a solvent, preferably using a solvent to modifier volume ratio of (1-5000):1, more preferably (1.0-500): 1.

10. Copolymer, prepared according to the process of any one of claims 1 to 9, being spherical and/or spheroidal and/or having a particle size of 0.1 to 50 mm.

11. Use of a copolymer prepared according to the process of any one of claims 1 to 9 or a copolymer according to claim 10 as a polyolefin material.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of preparation of high molecular polymers, and particularly relates to a method for preparing a copolymer of olefin and unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Background

The polyolefin product has low price, excellent performance and wide application range. Under the condition of keeping the excellent physical and chemical properties of the original polyolefin, polar groups are introduced into polyolefin molecular chains by a chemical synthesis method, so that the chemical inertness, the printing property, the wettability and the compatibility with other materials can be improved, and new characteristics which are not possessed by raw materials are endowed. Although polar monomers can be directly introduced into polyolefin chains by high-pressure radical copolymerization, the method requires high-temperature and high-pressure conditions, and is high in energy consumption and expensive in equipment cost.

As a preparation technology of polymers at normal temperature and normal pressure, coordination catalytic copolymerization has attracted extensive attention due to its remarkable effects in reducing energy consumption, improving reaction efficiency and the like. The catalyst participates in the reaction process, so that the activation energy of the copolymerization reaction of the olefin monomer and the polar monomer is greatly reduced, and the functional polymer with higher molecular weight can be obtained at lower temperature and pressure. Currently, only a few documents report the use of transition metal complexes to catalyze the copolymerization of olefins and unsaturated carboxylic acids. CN 111116801a discloses a method for preparing an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer, which comprises contacting an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by formula i with a catalyst and optionally a chain transfer agent in the presence of an alkane solvent, wherein the catalyst is a metal diimine compound as shown below as a main catalyst:

the method can directly obtain spherical and/or spheroidal polymers through the copolymerization of olefin and unsaturated carboxylic acid without subsequent processing such as granulation, and the morphology of the polymers is good.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a novel preparation method of a copolymer of olefin and unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein a spherical and/or spheroidal polymer can be directly obtained through copolymerization of the olefin and the unsaturated carboxylic acid, and the polymer has a good appearance and a good industrial application prospect.

In a first aspect, the present invention provides a process for the preparation of a copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid, which comprises polymerising an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid in the presence of a catalyst, optionally a chain transfer agent, and an improver, to form said copolymer,

wherein the catalyst comprises a main catalyst and an optional cocatalyst, and the main catalyst comprises a diimine metal complex shown as a formula I:

in the formula I, R₁And R₂The same or different, independently selected from C1-C30 hydrocarbyl containing or not containing substituent; r₅-R₈The same or different, each independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C20 alkyl with or without substituent; r₅-R₈Optionally forming a ring with each other; r₁₂Selected from C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon groups; y is selected from non-metal atoms of group VIA; m is a group VIII metal; x is selected from halogen, C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent and C1-C10 alkoxy with or without substituent.

According to some embodiments of the invention, R₁And R₂Selected from containing or not containing substituentsC1-C20 alkyl and/or substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20 aryl, preferably R₁And/or R₂Is a group of formula II:

in the formula II, R¹-R⁵The aryl group is the same or different and is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C20 alkyl with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkenyl with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkynyl with or without substituent, C3-C20 cycloalkyl with or without substituent, C1-C20 alkoxy with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkenyloxy with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkynyloxy with or without substituent, C3-C20 cycloalkoxy with or without substituent, C6-C20 aryl with or without substituent, C7-C20 aralkyl with or without substituent and C7-C20 alkaryl with or without substituent; r¹-R⁵Optionally forming a ring with each other.

According to some embodiments of the invention, R in formula II¹-R⁵The aryl group is selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkenyl with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkynyl with or without substituent, C3-C10 cycloalkyl with or without substituent, C1-C10 alkoxy with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkenyloxy with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkynyloxy with or without substituent, C3-C10 cycloalkoxy with or without substituent, C6-C15 aryl with or without substituent, C7-C15 aralkyl with or without substituent and C7-C15 alkaryl with or without substituent.

According to some embodiments of the invention, M is selected from nickel and palladium.

According to some embodiments of the invention, Y is selected from O and S; x is selected from halogen, C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent and C1-C10 alkoxy with or without substituent, preferably selected from halogen, C1-C6 alkyl with or without substituent and C1-C6 alkoxy with or without substituent.

According to some embodiments of the invention, R₁₂Is selected from C1-C20 alkyl with or without substituent, preferably C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent, more preferably C1-C6 alkyl with or without substituent.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the diimine metal complex is represented by formula III:

in the formula III, R¹-R¹¹The same or different, each is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C20 alkyl with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkenyl with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkynyl with or without substituent, C3-C20 cycloalkyl with or without substituent, C1-C20 alkoxy with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkenyloxy with or without substituent, C2-C20 alkynyloxy with or without substituent, C3-C20 cycloalkoxy with or without substituent, C6-C20 aryl with or without substituent, C7-C20 aralkyl with or without substituent, and C7-C20 alkaryl with or without substituent, M, X, Y, R-C20 alkenyl with or without substituent in formula III₁₂Have the same definition as formula I.

According to some embodiments of the invention, R¹-R¹¹The substituents are respectively and independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C10 alkyl with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkenyl with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkynyl with or without substituent, C3-C10 cycloalkyl with or without substituent, C1-C10 alkoxy with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkenyloxy with or without substituent, C2-C10 alkynyloxy with or without substituent, C3-C3583-C10 alkynyloxy with or without substituent10 cycloalkoxy, C6-C15 aryl with or without substituent, C7-C15 aralkyl with or without substituent, and C7-C15 alkaryl with or without substituent.

According to some embodiments of the invention, R¹-R¹¹Each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C10 alkyl, halogenated C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkoxy, halogenated C1-C10 alkoxy and halogen, more preferably from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, halogenated C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the substituent is selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, C1-C10 alkyl, halogenated C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkoxy, and halogenated C1-C10 alkoxy; the substituents are preferably selected from halogen, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogenated C1-C6 alkoxy.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the C1-C6 alkyl group is selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl and isobutyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl, 3, 3-dimethylbutyl.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the C1-C6 alkoxy group is selected from methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-and isobutoxy, n-pentoxy, isopentoxy, n-hexoxy, isohexoxy, 3, 3-dimethylbutoxy.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the halogen is selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the diimine metal complex is selected from one or more of the following complexes:

1) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

2) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Ethyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

3) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Is isopropyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

4) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹-R³Methyl, R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

5) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝Br，R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

6) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝F，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

7) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Cl，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

8) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Br，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

9) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

10) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Ethyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

11) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Is isopropyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

12) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹-R³Methyl, R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

13) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝Br，R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

14) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝F，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

15) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Cl，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

16) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Br，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹＝R¹¹Methyl, R₁₂Isobutyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

17) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

18) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Ethyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

19) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Is isopropyl, R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

20) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹-R³Methyl, R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

21) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³Methyl, R²＝Br，R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

22) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝F，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

23) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Cl，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, X ═ Br;

24) a diimine metal complex of formula III wherein R¹＝R³＝Br，R²＝R⁴-R⁷＝R¹⁰＝H，R⁸＝R⁹Methyl, R¹¹Bromomethyl, R₁₂Ethyl, M ═ Ni, Y ═ O, and X ═ Br.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the unsaturated carboxylic acid is selected from one or more of the unsaturated carboxylic acids represented by formula G:

in the formula G, L₁-L₃Each independently selected from H and C with or without substituent₁-C₃₀Alkyl radical, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₃₀An alkylene group.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the content of the structural unit derived from the unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by the formula G in the copolymer is 0.2 to 15.0 mol%, more preferably 0.7 to 10.0 mol%.

According to some embodiments of the invention, in formula G, L₁And L₂Is H.

According to some embodiments of the invention, in formula G, L₃Is H or C₁-C₃₀An alkyl group.

According to some embodiments of the invention, in formula G, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₃₀An alkylene group.

According to the inventionIn some embodiments, in formula G, L₃Is H or C₁-C₂₀An alkyl group.

According to some embodiments of the invention, in formula G, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₂₀An alkylene group.

According to some embodiments of the invention, in formula G, L₃Is H or C₁-C₁₀An alkyl group.

According to some embodiments of the invention, in formula G, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₁₀An alkylene group.

According to some embodiments of the invention, in formula G, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₆An alkylene group.

According to some embodiments of the invention, L₁-L₃Wherein said substituents are selected from halogen, C₁-C₁₀Alkyl radical, C₁-C₁₀Alkoxy radical, C₆-C₁₀One or more of aryl, cyano and hydroxyl.

According to some embodiments of the invention, L₁-L₃Wherein the substituent is selected from one or more of C1-C6 alkyl, halogen and C1-C6 alkoxy.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the pendant group in L4 is selected from halogen, C₆-C₂₀Aryl radical, C₁-C₂₀Alkyl and C₁-C₂₀One or more of alkoxy, said C₆-C₂₀Aryl radical, C₁-C₂₀Alkyl and C₁-C₂₀Alkoxy is optionally substituted by a substituent, preferably selected from halogen, C₁-C₁₀Alkyl radical, C₁-C₁₀Alkoxy radical, C₆-C₁₀One or more of aryl and hydroxyl.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, said L₄The side group in (A) is selected from halogen and C₆-C₂₀Aryl radical, C₁-C₂₀Alkyl, hydroxy substituted C₁-C₂₀Alkyl and alkoxy substituted C₁-C₂₀One of the alkyl radicalsOr a plurality thereof; preferably, the side group is selected from halogen, C₆-C₂₀Aryl radical, C₁-C₁₀Alkyl, hydroxy substituted C₁-C₁₀Alkyl and alkoxy substituted C_1-10One or more of alkyl; more preferably, the side group is selected from halogen, phenyl, C₁-C₆Alkyl and hydroxy substituted C₁-C₆One or more of alkyl, said C₁-C₆Alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl and hexyl.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, in formula G, L₁And L₂Is H, L₃Is H or C₁-C₃₀Alkyl radical, L₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₃₀An alkylene group; said C is₁-C₃₀Alkyl is optionally substituted by a substituent, preferably selected from halogen, C₁-C₁₀Alkyl radical, C₁-C₁₀Alkoxy radical, C₆-C₁₀One or more of aryl, cyano and hydroxyl.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, in formula G, L₁And L₂Is H, L₃Is H, C₁-C₁₀Alkyl or halogen substituted C₁-C₁₀Alkyl, preferably L₃Is H or C₁-C₁₀An alkyl group; l is₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₂₀Alkylene radicals, e.g. L₄Is methylene with side group, ethylene with side group, propylene with side group, butylene with side group, C with side group₅Alkylene, C having pendant groups₆Alkylene, C having pendant groups₇Alkylene, C having pendant groups₈Alkylene, C having pendant groups₉Alkylene, C having pendant groups₁₀Alkylene, C having pendant groups₁₂Alkylene, C having pendant groups₁₄Alkylene, C having pendant groups₁₈Alkylene, C having pendant groups₂₀Alkylene, preferably C, having pendant groups₁-C₁₀An alkylene group.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, in formula G, L₁And L₂Is H, L₃Is H or C_1-6An alkyl group; l is₄Is C having a pendant group₁-C₁₀An alkylene group.

In the present invention, the carbon number n of the Cn alkylene group means the number of C's in the linear chain, excluding the number of C's in the pendant group, and is, for example, isopropylidene (-CH)₂-CH(CH₃) -) is referred to herein as C with a pendant group (methyl)₂An alkylene group.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, specific examples of the unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by the formula G include, but are not limited to: 2-methyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2, 3-dimethyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2-dimethyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2-ethyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2-isopropyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2, 3-trimethyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2,3, 3-trimethyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2- (2-methylpropyl) -4-pentenoic acid, 2-diethyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-2-ethyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2,3, 3-tetramethyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-4-pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-pentenoic acid, 2, 2-methyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-ethyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-propyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2, 3-dimethyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-dimethyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-isopropyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-2-ethyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -5-hexenoic acid, 2, 3-trimethyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-diethyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-ethyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-propyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2, 3-dimethyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-ethyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-ethyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-ethyl-hexenoic acid, 2-5-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-5-hexenoic acid, 2-5-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-6-hexenoic acid, 2-6-5-hexenoic acid, 2-6-hexenoic acid, 2-ethyl-6-hexenoic acid, 2-6-methyl-hexenoic acid, 2-methyl-hexenoic acid, 2-hexenoic, 2, 4-dimethyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-dimethyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-isopropyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2,3, 4-trimethyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-2-ethyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -6-heptenoic acid, 2, 3-trimethyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-diethyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-ethyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-propyl-7-octenoic acid, 2, 3-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-methyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-4-6-heptenoic acid, 2-6-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-6-heptenoic acid, 2-4-methyl-heptenoic acid, 2-4-6-heptenoic acid, 2-6-4-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-heptenoic acid, 2-4-6-heptenoic acid, 2-6-heptenoic acid, 2-4-6-heptenoic acid, 2-4-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-heptenoic acid, 2-4-heptenoic acid, 2-4-6-methyl-heptenoic acid, 2-4-heptenoic acid, 2-4-methyl-heptenoic acid, 2-ethyl-heptenoic acid, 2-methyl-heptenoic acid, 2-4-ethyl-heptenoic, 2, 4-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-isopropyl-7-octenoic acid, 2,3, 4-trimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-methyl-2-ethyl-7-octenoic acid, 2- (1-methylpropyl) -7-octenoic acid, 2, 3-trimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-diethyl-7-octenoic acid, 2-methyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-ethyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-propyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2, 3-dimethyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-methyl-7-nonenoic acid, 2-ethyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-propyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2, 3-dimethyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-methyl-7-nonenoic acid, 2-methyl-nonenoic acid, 2-ethyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-methyl-nonenoic acid, 2, and, 2, 4-dimethyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-diethyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-8-nonenoic acid, 2-methyl-9-decenoic acid, 2, 3-dimethyl-9-decenoic acid, 2, 4-dimethyl-9-decenoic acid, or 2-methyl-10-undecenoic acid.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cocatalyst is chosen from organoaluminum compounds and/or organoboron compounds.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the organoaluminium compound is selected from alkylaluminoxanes or compounds of general formula AlR_nX¹ _3-nWith an organoaluminum compound (alkylaluminum or alkylaluminum halide) of the general formula AlR_nX¹ _3-nWherein R is H, C₁-C₂₀Saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals or C₁-C₂₀Saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyloxy radicals, preferably C₁-C₂₀Alkyl radical, C₁-C₂₀Alkoxy radical, C₇-C₂₀Aralkyl or C₆-C₂₀An aryl group; x¹Is halogen, preferably chlorine or bromine; 0<n is less than or equal to 3. Specific examples of the organoaluminum compound include, but are not limited to: trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n-hexylaluminum, trioctylaluminum, diethylaluminum monohydrogen, diisobutylaluminum monohydrogen, diethylaluminum monochloride, diisobutylaluminum monochloride, ethylaluminum sesquichloride, ethylaluminum dichloride, Methylaluminoxane (MAO) and Modified Methylaluminoxane (MMAO). Preferably, the organoaluminum compound is Methylaluminoxane (MAO).

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the organoboron compound is selected from an aryl boron and/or a borate. The arylborole is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted phenylborone, more preferably tris (pentafluorophenyl) boron. The borate is preferably N, N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate and/or triphenylmethyl tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the modifier comprises a halogenated hydrocarbon, preferably selected from halogenated hydrocarbons of C1-C15, more preferably from halogenated hydrocarbons of C1-C10. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the modifier comprises a halogenated alkane of C1 to C10. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the modifier comprises a halogenated alkane of C1 to C6.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the improver comprises methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, ethyl chloride, 1, 2-dichloroethane, 1,1, 2-trichloroethane, 1,1, 1-trichloroethane, 1,1,2, 2-tetrachloroethane, 1,1,1, 2-tetrachloroethane, pentachloroethane, hexachloroethane, 2-chloropropane, chloro-n-propane, 1, 3-dichloropropane, 1,1, 2-trichloropropane, 1,1,2,2,3, 3-hexachloropropane, 1,1,1,2,2,3, 3-heptachloropropane, 1-chlorobutane, chloro-tert-butane, 1, 4-dichlorobutane, 1, 2-dichloroisobutane, 1,1, 2-trichloro-2-methylpropane, 1,2,3, 4-tetrachlorobutane, 1-chloropentane, 2-chloro-2-methylbutane, 1-chloro-3-methylbutane, 1-chloro-2, 2-dimethylpropane, 1-chloro-2-methylbutane, 1, 5-dichloropentane, 2, 2-dimethyl-1, 3-dichloropropane, 1,1,1- (trichloromethyl) ethane, tetrachloro-pentanes.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the concentration of the main catalyst in the reaction system is 0.00001 to 100mmol/L, for example, 0.00001mmol/L, 0.00005mmol/L, 0.0001mmol/L, 0.0005mmol/L, 0.001mmol/L, 0.005mmol/L, 0.01mmol/L, 0.05mmol/L, 0.1mmol/L, 0.3mmol/L, 0.5mmol/L, 0.8mmol/L, 1mmol/L, 5mmol/L, 8mmol/L, 10mmol/L, 20mmol/L, 30mmol/L, 50mmol/L, 70mmol/L, 80mmol/L, 100mmol/L and any value therebetween, preferably 0.0001 to 1mmol/L, more preferably 0.001 to 0.5 mmol/L.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the cocatalyst is an organoaluminum compound, the molar ratio of aluminum in the cocatalyst to M in the procatalyst is (10-10000000):1, for example, 10:1, 20:1, 50:1, 100:1, 200:1, 300:1, 500:1, 700:1, 800:1, 1000:1, 2000:1, 3000:1, 5000:1, 10000:1, 100000:1, 1000000:1, 10000000:1 and any value therebetween, preferably (10-100000):1, more preferably (100-10000): 1; when the cocatalyst is an organoboron compound, the molar ratio of boron in the cocatalyst to M in the procatalyst is (0.1-1000):1, e.g., 0.1:1, 0.2:1, 0.5:1, 0.8:1, 1:1, 1.2:1, 1.4:1, 1.6:1, 1.8:1, 2:1, 2.5:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 8:1, 10:1, 20:1, 50:1, 100:1, 200:1, 300:1, 500:1, 700:1, 800:1, 1000:1, and any value therebetween, preferably (0.1-500): 1.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the olefin comprises an olefin having 2 to 16 carbon atoms, and in some embodiments of the invention, the olefin comprises ethylene or an alpha-olefin having 3 to 16 carbon atoms. In other embodiments of the present invention, the olefin is C₃-C₁₆A cyclic olefin, preferably a 5-or 6-membered ring. Preferably, the olefin is ethylene or an alpha-olefin having 3 to 16 carbon atoms, more preferably ethylene or C₂-C₁₀Alpha-olefins, such as ethylene, propylene, butene, pentene, hexene, heptene and octene.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the concentration of the unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer represented by the formula G in the reaction system is 0.01 to 6000mmol/L, preferably 0.1 to 1000mmol/L, more preferably 1 to 500mmol/L, and may be, for example, 1mmol/L, 10mmol/L, 20mmol/L, 30mmol/L, 50mmol/L, 70mmol/L, 90mmol/L, 100mmol/L, 200mmol/L, 300mmol/L, 400mmol/L, 500mmol/L and any value therebetween.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the chain transfer agent is selected from one or more of aluminum alkyls, magnesium alkyls and zinc alkyls.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the chain transfer agent is a trialkylaluminum and/or a dialkylzinc, preferably one or more selected from the group consisting of trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisopropylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, tri-n-hexylaluminum, tri-n-octylaluminum, dimethylzinc and diethylzinc.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the molar ratio of the chain transfer agent to M in the procatalyst is (0.1-2000: 1, e.g. 0.1:1, 0.2:1, 0.5:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 5:1, 8:1, 10:1, 20:1, 50:1, 100:1, 200:1, 300:1, 500:1, 600:1, 800:1, 1000:1, 2000:1 and any value in between, preferably (10-600: 1).

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the polymerization is carried out in an alkane solvent, the alkane solventThe agent is selected from C₃-C₂₀One or more alkanes, preferably selected from C₃-C₁₀The alkane, for example, may be selected from one or more of butane, isobutane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane and cyclohexane, preferably one or more of hexane, heptane and cyclohexane.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the volume ratio of solvent to modifier used for the polymerization is (1-5000):1, preferably (1.0-500): 1. For example, 1:1, 2:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1, 15:1, 20:1, 50:1, 100:1, 200:1, 300:1, 500:1, 600:1, 800:1, 1000:1, 2000:1, and any value in between, preferably (1.0-500): 1.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the unsaturated carboxylic acid is pre-treated with a dehydroactive hydrogen, preferably, the unsaturated carboxylic acid is pre-treated with a co-catalyst or a chain transfer agent as described above to remove the hydroxyl active hydrogen in the unsaturated carboxylic acid. Preferably, the molar ratio of hydroxyl groups in the unsaturated carboxylic acid to co-catalyst or chain transfer agent during pretreatment is from 10:1 to 1: 10.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the reaction is carried out in the absence of water and oxygen.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the conditions of the reaction include: the temperature of the reaction is-50 ℃ to 50 ℃, preferably-20 ℃ to 50 ℃, more preferably 0 ℃ to 50 ℃, and can be, for example, 0 ℃, 10 ℃, 20 ℃, 30 ℃, 40 ℃,50 ℃ and any value therebetween; and/or the reaction time is 10-200min, preferably 20-60 min. In the present invention, the reaction pressure is not particularly limited as long as the monomer can be subjected to coordination copolymerization. When the olefin is ethylene, the pressure of ethylene in the reactor is preferably 1 to 1000atm, more preferably 1 to 200atm, and still more preferably 1 to 50atm, from the viewpoint of cost reduction and simplification of the polymerization process.

In the present invention, the "reaction system" refers to the whole formed by the solvent, the olefin, the unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, the catalyst, the improver and the optional chain transfer agent.

The invention also provides a copolymer of olefin and unsaturated carboxylic acid prepared by the preparation method, which comprises spherical and/or spheroidal polymer.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the spherical and/or spheroidal polymers have an average particle size of 0.1 to 50.0mm, for example 0.1mm, 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 2.0mm, 3.0mm, 5.0mm, 8.0mm, 10.0mm, 15.0mm, 20.0mm, 25.0mm, 30.0mm, 35.0mm, 40.0mm, 45.0mm, 50.0mm and any value in between, preferably 0.5 to 20.0 mm.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid, the content of the structural unit derived from the unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by the formula G is 0.4 to 30.0 mol%, for example, may be 0.4 mol%, 0.5 mol%, 0.7 mol%, 0.8 mol%, 1.0 mol%, 1.5 mol%, 2.0 mol%, 5.0 mol%, 8.0 mol%, 10.0 mol%, 15.0 mol%, 20.0 mol%, 25.0 mol%, 30.0 mol% and any value therebetween, preferably 0.7 to 10.0 mol%.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the weight average molecular weight of the copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid is 30000-500000, preferably 50000-400000.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid has a molecular weight distribution of 4.0 or less, and for example, may be 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and any value therebetween, and preferably, the molecular weight distribution is 1.0 to 4.0.

In the present invention, the particle size of a spherical or spheroidal polymer is herein considered to be equal to the diameter of a sphere having a volume equal to the volume of the particle.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided the use of said copolymer of an olefin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid as a polyolefin material.

The process for preparing copolymers of olefins and unsaturated carboxylic acids provided by the present invention uses a novel trinuclear metal complex-containing catalyst. The catalyst is not reported, therefore, the technical problem solved by the invention is to provide a novel preparation method of the copolymer of the olefin and the unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Further, compared with the existing industrial process for preparing the copolymer of the olefin and the unsaturated carboxylic acid, the method for preparing the copolymer of the olefin and the unsaturated carboxylic acid provided by the invention omits the step of saponification reaction, and has simpler preparation process.

Furthermore, the modifier introduced in the invention can effectively improve the balling effect of the polymer.

Detailed Description

The present invention is described in detail with reference to the following examples, but it should be understood that the examples are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. All reasonable variations and combinations that fall within the spirit of the invention are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

The analytical characterization instrument used in the present invention was as follows:

before measurement, the polymer is washed by acid solution, and the content of metal in the polymer is less than or equal to 50 ppm.

Comonomer content of the copolymer (structural unit derived from unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by formula G): by using¹³C NMR spectroscopy was performed on a 400MHz Bruker Avance 400 NMR spectrometer using a 10mm PASEX 13 probe to dissolve a polymer sample with deuterated tetrachloroethane at 130 ℃ for analytical testing.

Molecular weight of copolymer: measured at 150 ℃ using PL-GPC220 in trichlorobenzene (standard: PS, flow rate: 1.0mL/min, column: 3 XPlgel 10um M1 XED-B300X 7.5 nm).

¹HNMR nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus: bruker DMX 300(300MHz), Tetramethylsilicon (TMS) as an internal standard, was used to determine the structure of the ligands at 25 ℃.

The activity measurement method comprises the following steps: weight of polymer (g)/nickel (mol). times.2.

For the purpose of conciseness and clarity in the examples, the ligands and complexes are illustrated below:

example 1

1) Ligand L₁The preparation of (1):

preparation of the Complex (R in formula III)¹、R³Is ethyl, R²、R⁴-R⁷、R¹⁰Is hydrogen, R⁸、R⁹And R¹¹Is methyl, R₁₂Is ethyl, M is nickel, Y is O, X is Br)

Under the protection of nitrogen, 2, 6-diethylaniline (2.0ml,12mmol) is dissolved in 20ml toluene, 12ml (1.0M,12mmol) of trimethylaluminum is dropped at normal temperature, the reaction is refluxed for 2 hours, the system is cooled to room temperature, camphorquinone (0.831g,5mmol) is added, and the reflux reaction of the system is carried out for 6 hours. Neutralizing the reaction product with sodium hydroxide water solution, extracting with dichloromethane, drying, and performing column chromatography to obtain yellow ligand L₁The yield was 69.2%.¹H-NMR(CDCl₃):δ6.94-6.92(m,6H,C_Ar-CH₃),2.56-2.51(m,4H,C_Ar-CH₃),2.36-2.31(m,4H,C_Ar-CH₃),1.82-1.78(m,4H,CH₂),1.54(m,1H),1.24-1.18(m,12H),1.09(s,3H,CH₃),0.94(m,6H,CH₃)。

2) Complex Ni₁The preparation of (1):

will contain 0.277g (0.9mmol) of (DME) NiBr₂Was slowly added dropwise to a solution containing 0.258g (0.6mmol) of ligand L₁In dichloromethane (10 mL). The color of the solution immediately turned deep red and a large amount of precipitate formed. Stirring at room temperature for 6h, and precipitating with anhydrous diethyl ether. Filtering to obtain a filter cake, washing the filter cake with anhydrous ether, and vacuum drying to obtain brownish red powdery solid Ni₁. Yield: 78.2 percent. Elemental analysis (C)₆₄H₉₀Br₆N₄Ni₃O₂): c, 47.96; h, 5.66; n, 3.50; experimental values (%): c, 47.48; h, 6.00; and N, 3.26.

3) Polymerization:

continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁10mL of dichloroMethane, 30mmol (5.10g)2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL of MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 30 ℃ under an ethylene pressure of 10atm for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

Example 2

Continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁50mL of dichloromethane, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL of MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 30 ℃ under an ethylene pressure of 10atm for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

Example 3

Continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁100mL of dichloromethane, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL of MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 30 ℃ under an ethylene pressure of 10atm for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

Example 4

Continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁200mL of methylene chloride, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), maintained at 30 ℃ for 10atm ethylene pressure, stirring and reacting for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

Example 5

Continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁50mL of dichloromethane, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 1.0mL diethyl zinc (1mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), and the reaction was stirred at 30 ℃ for 30min while maintaining an ethylene pressure of 10 atm. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

Example 6

Continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁50mL of dichloromethane, 50mmol (8.51g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 50mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL of MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 30 ℃ under an ethylene pressure of 10atm for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

Example 7

Continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁50mL of 1, 2-dichloroethane, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL of MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 30 ℃ under an ethylene pressure of 10atm for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. Poly(s) are polymerizedThe reactivity and polymer performance parameters are shown in table 1.

Example 8

1) Ligand L₂The preparation of (1):

preparation of the Complex (R in formula III)¹、R³Is isopropyl, R²、R⁴-R⁷、R¹⁰Is hydrogen, R⁸、R⁹And R¹¹Is methyl, R₁₂Is ethyl, M is nickel, Y is O, X is Br)

Under the protection of nitrogen, 2, 6-diisopropylaniline (2.4ml,12mmol) is dissolved in 20ml toluene, 12ml trimethylaluminum (1.0M,12mmol) is dropped at normal temperature, the reaction is refluxed for 2 hours, the system is cooled to room temperature, camphorquinone (0.831g,5mmol) is added, and the system is refluxed and reacted for 6 hours. Neutralizing the reaction product with sodium hydroxide water solution, extracting with dichloromethane, drying, and performing column chromatography to obtain yellow ligand L₂The yield was 41.3%.¹H NMR(300MHz,CDCl3),δ(ppm):7.06-6.81(m,6H,Ar-H),2.88(m,4H,CH(CH₃)₂),2.36(m,1H,),1.86(m,4H,CH₂),1.24(d,24H,CH(CH₃)₂),0.96(s,6H,CH₃),0.77(s,3H,CH₃)。

2) Complex Ni₂The preparation of (1): will contain 0.277g (0.9mmol) of (DME) NiBr₂Was slowly added dropwise to a solution containing 0.291g (0.6mmol) of ligand L₂In dichloromethane (10 mL). The color of the solution immediately turned deep red and a large amount of precipitate formed. Stirring at room temperature for 6h, and precipitating with anhydrous diethyl ether. Filtering to obtain a filter cake, washing the filter cake with anhydrous ether, and vacuum drying to obtain brownish red powdery solid Ni₂. The yield was 74.0%. Elemental analysis (C)₇₂H₁₀₆Br₆N₄Ni₃O₂): c, 50.42; h, 6.23; n, 3.27; experimental values (%): c, 50.28; h, 6.42; and N, 3.18.

3) Polymerization: continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.6mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₂50mL of methylene chloride, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octeneAcid, 30mL AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL of MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 30 ℃ under an ethylene pressure of 10atm for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

Example 9

Complex Ni₃Preparation of (R in the formula III)¹-R³Is methyl, R⁴-R⁷、R¹⁰Is hydrogen, R⁸、R⁹And R¹¹Is methyl, R₁₂Is ethyl, M is nickel, Y is O, X is Br):

1) ligand L₃The preparation of (1):

under the protection of nitrogen, 2, 4, 6-trimethylaniline (1.7ml,12mmol) is dissolved in 20ml of toluene, 12ml of trimethylaluminum (1.0M,12mmol) is dropped at normal temperature, the reaction is refluxed for 2 hours, the system is cooled to room temperature, camphorquinone (0.831g,5mmol) is added, and the reflux reaction of the system is carried out for 6 hours. Neutralizing the reaction product with sodium hydroxide water solution, extracting with dichloromethane, drying, and performing column chromatography to obtain yellow ligand L₃The yield is 62.5 percent.¹HNMR(300MHz,CDCl₃),δ(ppm)[an isomer ratio of 1.2:1]:major isomer:6.72(s,4H,Ar-H),2.26-2.13(m,12H,C_Ar-CH₃),1.87(s,6H,C_Ar-CH₃),1.79(m,4H,CH₂),1.42(m,1H),1.26(s,3H,CH₃),1.07(s,6H,CH₃)。Minor isomer:6.67(s,4H,Ar-H),2.09-2.01(m,12H,C_Ar-CH₃),1.85(s,6H,C_Ar-CH₃),1.79(m,4H,CH₂),1.40(m,1H),1.26(s,3H,CH₃),0.94(s,6H,CH₃)。

2) Complex Ni₃The preparation of (1):

will contain 0.277g (0.9mmol) of (DME) NiBr₂Was slowly added dropwise to a solution containing 0.240g (0.6mmol) of ligand L₃In dichloromethane (10 mL). The color of the solution immediately turned deep red and a large amount of precipitate formed. Stirring at room temperature for 6h, and precipitating with anhydrous diethyl ether. Filtering to obtain a filter cake, washing the filter cake with anhydrous ether, and vacuum drying to obtain brownish red powdery solid Ni₃. The yield was 78.6%. Elemental analysis (C)₆₀H₈₂Br₆N₄Ni₃O₂): c, 46.59; h, 5.34; n, 3.62; experimental values (%): c, 46.24; h, 5.67; and N, 3.21.

3) Polymerization:

continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6hrs, vacuumizing while it is hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 7.7mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni are added₃50mL of dichloromethane, 500mL of hexane, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5ml of Methylaluminoxane (MAO) (1.53mol/L toluene solution) was added. The reaction was vigorously stirred at 30min with keeping the ethylene pressure at 10atm at 30 ℃. The polymer was obtained by neutralizing with a 10 wt% hydrochloric acid acidified ethanol solution, and the results are shown in Table 1.

Example 10

Complex Ni₄Preparation of (R in the formula III)¹、R³Is methyl, R²Is bromine, R⁴-R⁷、R¹⁰Is hydrogen, R⁸、R⁹And R¹¹Is methyl, R₁₂Is ethyl, M is nickel, Y is O, X is Br):

1) ligand L₄The preparation of (1):

under the protection of nitrogen, 2, 6-dimethyl-4-bromo-aniline (2.45g,12mmol) is dissolved in 20ml of toluene, 12ml of trimethylaluminum (1.0M,12mmol) is dropped at normal temperature, the reaction is refluxed for 2 hours, the system is cooled to room temperature, camphorquinone (0.831g,5mmol) is added, and the system is refluxed for 6 hours. Neutralizing the reaction product with sodium hydroxide water solution, extracting with dichloromethane, drying, and performing column chromatography to obtain yellow ligand L₄The yield is 60.7%.¹HNMR(300MHz,CDCl₃),δ(ppm)[an isomer ratio of 1.1:1]:major isomer:7.05(s,4H,Ar-H),2.18(m,12H,C_Ar-CH₃),1.85(m,4H,CH₂),1.37(m,1H),1.26(s,3H,CH₃),1.06(s,6H,CH₃).Minor isomer:7.02(s,4H,Ar-H),2.04(m,12H,C_Ar-CH₃),1.85(m,4H,CH₂),1.37(m,1H),1.26(s,3H,CH₃),0.96(s,6H,CH₃)。

2) Complex Ni₄The preparation of (1):

will contain 0.277g (0.9mmol) of (DME) NiBr₂Was slowly added dropwise to a solution containing 0.318g (0.6mmol) of ligand L₄In dichloromethane (10 mL). The color of the solution immediately turned deep red and a large amount of precipitate formed. Stirring at room temperature for 6h, and precipitating with anhydrous diethyl ether. Filtering to obtain a filter cake, washing the filter cake with anhydrous ether, and vacuum drying to obtain brownish red powdery solid Ni₄. The yield was 74.1%. Elemental analysis (C)₅₆H₇₀Br₁₀N₄Ni₃O₂): c, 37.24; h, 3.91; n, 3.10; experimental values (%): c, 37.38; h, 4.30; and N, 3.03.

3) Polymerization:

continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6hrs, vacuumizing while it is hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 9.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni are added₄50mL of dichloromethane, 500mL of hexane, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5ml of Methylaluminoxane (MAO) (1.53mol/L toluene solution) was added. The reaction was vigorously stirred at 20 ℃ for 30min while maintaining an ethylene pressure of 10 atm. The polymer was obtained by neutralizing with a 10 wt% hydrochloric acid acidified ethanol solution, and the results are shown in Table 1.

Example 11

Continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁50mL of dichloromethane, 30mmol (5.10g) of 2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL of AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 15mL of a dichloromethane solution of N, N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl) borate (1mmol/L dichloromethane solution) was added, and the reaction was stirred at 30 ℃ under 10atm ethylene pressure for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

Example 12 (comparative)

Continuously drying a 1L stainless steel polymerization kettle equipped with mechanical stirring at 130 deg.C for 6h, vacuumizing while hot, and adding N₂Replace qi for 3 times. 500mL of hexane was poured into the polymerization system, and 8.0mg (5. mu. mol) of complex Ni was added₁30mmol (5.10g)2, 2-dimethyl-7-octenoic acid, 30mL AlEt₃(1.0mol/L hexane solution), 6.5mL of MAO (1.53mol/L toluene solution), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 30 ℃ under an ethylene pressure of 10atm for 30 min. Finally, the polymer was obtained by neutralizing the mixture with a 10 wt% ethanol solution acidified with hydrochloric acid. The polymerization activity and the polymer performance parameters are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1

As can be seen from Table 1, when the modifier is added, the catalyst of the present invention catalyzes the copolymerization of ethylene and unsaturated carboxylic acid, and shows higher polymerization activity, and the content of spherical polymers in the obtained polymer is increased. The molecular weight of the polymer can be controlled within a wide range according to the addition of the chain transfer agent. In addition, by regulating and controlling the polymerization conditions, more copolymerization products with good particle morphology can be prepared.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only for explaining the present invention, and do not set any limit to the present invention. The present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, but the words which have been used herein are words of description and illustration, rather than words of limitation. The invention can be modified, as prescribed, within the scope of the claims and without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Although the invention has been described herein with reference to particular means, materials and embodiments, the invention is not intended to be limited to the particulars disclosed herein, but rather extends to all other methods and applications having the same functionality.