Vinyl terminated higher olefin polymers and methods to produce thereof
This invention relates to higher olefin vinyl terminated polymers having an Mn of at least 200 g/mol (measured by 1 H NMR) including of one or more C 4 to C 40 higher olefin derived units, where the higher olefin vinyl terminated polymer comprises substantially no propylene derived units; and wherein the higher olefin polymer has at least 5% allyl chain ends and processes for the production thereof. These vinyl terminated higher olefin polymers may optionally include ethylene derived units.
1. A higher olefin vinyl terminated polymer having an Mn (measured by 1 H NMR) of 200 to 75,000 g/mol comprising one or more C 5 to C 40 higher olefin derived units, where the higher olefin polymer comprises substantially no propylene derived units and the higher olefin polymer has at least 15% allyl chain ends, wherein the higher olefin polymer comprises at least 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the polymer composition, of olefins having at least 36 carbon atoms, as measured by 1 H NMR, assuming one unsaturation per chain.
2. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has an Mn in the range of 200 to 60,000 g/mol.
3. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the C 5 to C 40 higher olefin is selected from butene, pentene, hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, undecene, dodecene, norbornene, norbornadiene, dicyclopentadiene, cyclopentene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, cyclooctadiene, cyclododecene, 7-oxanorbornene, 7-oxanorbornadiene, substituted derivatives thereof, and isomers thereof.
4. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , further comprising at least 5 mol % ethylene derived units.
5. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has an allyl chain end to vinylidene chain end ratio of 1:1 or greater.
6. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer comprises less than 20 wt % dimer and trimer, based upon the weight of the copolymer composition.
7. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin copolymer has a viscosity at 60° C. of greater than 1000 cP.
8. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has a Tm of 50 to 150° C.
9. A fuel comprising the higher olefin polymer of claim 1 .
10. A lubricant comprising the higher olefin polymer of claim 1 .
11. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has no detectable Tm by DSC following storage at 23° C. for 48 hours.
12. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has a viscosity oat 60° C. of greater than 1000 cP and less than 200,000 cP.
13. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has a Tg of less than 0° C.
14. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has at least 20% allyl chain ends.
15. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has at least 30% allyl chain ends.
16. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has at least 40% allyl chain ends.
17. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has an allyl chain end to vinylidene chain end ratio of 2.5:1 or greater and less than 0.1 wt % isobutyl chain ends.
18. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer comprises two or more C 5 to C 40 higher olefin derived units.
19. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has an Mn of 750 to 30,000 g/mol.
20. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , further comprising at least 60 mol % ethylene derived units.
21. The higher olefin polymer of claim 1 , wherein the higher olefin polymer has an Mn of 750 to 30,000 g/mol comprising of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of pentene, hexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, undecene, dodecene, norbornene, norbornadiene, dicyclopentadiene, cyclopentene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, cyclooctadiene, cyclododecene, 7-oxanorbornene, 7-oxanorbornadiene, substituted derivatives thereof, and isomers thereof, where the vinyl terminated higher olefin polymer comprises less than 0.1 wt % propylene derived units and wherein the higher olefin polymer has at least 30% allyl chain ends; and an allyl chain end to vinylidene chain end ratio of 2:1 or greater; and less than 0.1 wt % isobutyl chain ends.
22. A reaction product of the allyl group of higher olefin polymer of claim 1 and a heteroatom containing group, where the heteroatom containing group is selected from amines, aldehydes, alcohols, acids, succinic acid, maleic acid, and maleic anhydride.
23. A fuel or lubricant comprising the reaction product of the allyl group of higher olefin polymer of claim 1 and a heteroatom containing group, where the heteroatom containing group is selected from amines, aldehydes, alcohols, acids, succinic acid, maleic acid, and maleic anhydride.