Internal donor for olefin polymerization catalysts

1. A solid titanium catalyst component for use in olefinic polymerization, comprising: a titanium compound; a magnesium compound; and an internal electron donor compound comprising at least one ether group and at least one ketone group, wherein the internal electron donor compound comprises a compound represented by Formula (11):

wherein R 1 , C 1 , and R 2 are a part of a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic or polycyclic structure comprising from about 5 to about 14 carbon atoms, R 3 , and R 4 are identical or different and are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group comprising from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms.

2. The catalyst system of claim 1 ,

wherein R 3 , and R 4 are identical or different and are each independently a linear or branched alkyl group comprising from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a cycloaliphatic group comprising from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, an aryl group comprising from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group comprising from about 7 to about 18 carbon atoms, or an arylalkyl group comprising from about 7 to about 18 carbon atoms.

3. The catalyst system of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic or polycyclic structure comprises one or more substitutes selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyl groups comprising from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, cycloaliphatic groups comprising from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, aryl groups comprising from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms, alkylaryl groups comprising from about 7 to about 18 carbon atoms, and arylalkyl groups comprising from about 7 to about 18 carbon atoms.

4. The catalyst system of claim 1 , wherein the internal electron donor compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of 9-(alkylcarbonyl)-9′-alkoxymethylfluorene including 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl) -9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl) -9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl) -9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl) -9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl) -9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl) -9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i -octylcarbonyl) -9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene; 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene; 9-(2-ethyl -hexylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl -hexylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone) -9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(4-methylphenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(3-methylphenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, and 9-(2-methylphenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene.

5. A catalyst system for use in olefinic polymerization, comprising:

a solid titanium catalyst component comprising an internal electron donor compound, the internal electron donor compound comprising at least one ether group and at least one ketone group;

an organoaluminum compound; and

an organosilicon compound,

wherein the internal electron donor compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of 9-(alkylcarbonyl)-9′-alkoxymethylfluorene including 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl) -9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonvl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl) -9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i -octylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbony 1 )-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene; 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i -nonylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene; 9-(2-ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2ethyl -hexylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl -hexylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone -9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone) -9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(4-methylphenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(3-methylphenylketone) -9′-methoxymethylfluorene, and 9-(2-methylphenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene.

6. A method of making a solid titanium catalyst component for a catalyst system used in olefinic polymerization, comprising: contacting a magnesium compound and a titanium compound with an internal electron donor compound comprising at least one ether group and at least one ketone group, wherein the internal electron donor compound comprises a compound represented by Formula (11):

wherein R 1 , C 1 , and R 2 are a part of a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic or polycyclic structure comprising from about 5 to about 14 carbon atoms, R 3 , and R 4 are identical or different and are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group comprising from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein R 3 , and R 4 are identical or different and are each independently a linear or branched alkyl group comprising from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, a cycloaliphatic group comprising from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, an aryl group comprising from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group comprising from about 7 to about 18 carbon atoms, or an arylalkyl group comprising from about 7 to about 18 carbon atoms.

8. A method of polymerizing or copolymerizing an olefin, comprising:

contacting an olefin with a catalyst system comprising a solid titanium catalyst component comprising an internal electron donor compound, the internal electron donor compound comprising at least one ether group and at least one ketone group;

an organoaluminum compound having at least one aluminum-carbon bond; and

an organosilicon compound,

wherein the internal electron donor compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of 9-(alkylcarbonyl)-9′-alkoxymethylfluorene including 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(methylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(ethylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl) -9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(propylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(butylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl) -9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(pentylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(hexylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(octylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxynnethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl) -9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-octylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene; 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl) -9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(i-nonylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene; 9-(2-ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2ethyl -hexylcarbonyl)-9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl -hexylcarbonyl)-9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(2-ethyl-hexylcarbonyl)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone -9′-ethoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-propoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone) -9′-butoxymethylfluorene, 9-(phenylketone)-9′-pentoxymethylfluorene, 9-(4-methylphenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene, 9-(3-methylphenylketone) -9′-methoxymethylfluorene, and 9-(2-methylphenylketone)-9′-methoxymethylfluorene.