Internal donor structure for olefin polymerization catalysts and methods of making and using same
The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) relates to solid catalyst components comprising titanium, magnesium, halogen and an internal electron donor compound having at least one ester group and at least one alkoxy group, and catalyst systems containing the catalyst solid components, organoaluminum compounds, and organosilicon compounds. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) further relates to methods of making the catalyst components and the catalyst systems, and methods of polymerizing or copolymerizing alpha-olefins using the catalyst systems.
1. A solid catalyst component, comprising:
a compound containing titanium;
a compound containing magnesium;
a compound containing halogen; and
an internal electron donor compound,
wherein the internal electron donor compound comprises 1-alkyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-alkylbenzoate.
2. The solid catalyst component of claim 1 , wherein the 1-alkyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-alkylbenzoate is selected from the group consisting of 1-ethyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-ethyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-ethyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-ethyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-propyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-propyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-propyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-propyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-isopropyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-isopropyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-isopropyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propyllbenzoate, 1-isopropyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-t-butyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-t-butyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-t-butyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-t-butyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-isobutyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-isobutyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-isobutyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-isobutyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-n-butyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-n-butyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-n-butyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-n-butyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-n-pentyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-n-pentyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-n-pentyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-n-pentyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-isopentyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-isopentyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-isopentyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-isopentyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-n-hexyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-n-hexyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-n-hexyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-n-hexyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-isohexyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-isohexyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-isohexyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-isohexyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-n-heptyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-n-heptyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-n-heptyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-n-heptyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-isoheptyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-isoheptyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-isoheptyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-isoheptyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-n-octyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-n-octyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-n-octyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-n-octyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-isooctyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-isooctyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-isooctyl -2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-isooctyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-nonyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-nonyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-nonyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, 1-nonyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-butylbenzoate, 1-i-nonyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-methylbenzoate, 1-i-nonyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-ethylbenzoate, 1-i-nonyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3-propylbenzoate, and 1-i-nonyl-2-methoxy ethyl 3 butylbenzoate.
3. The solid catalyst component of claim 1 , wherein the titanium compound comprises at least one titanium-halogen bond and the internal electron donor compound is supported on a magnesium crystal lattice.
4. The solid catalyst component of claim 3 , wherein the magnesium crystal lattice is a magnesium dichloride crystal lattice.
5. The solid catalyst component of claim 4 , wherein the titanium compound is TiCl 4 or TiCl 3 .
6. The solid catalyst component of claim 3 , wherein the titanium compound is TiCl 4 or TiCl 3 .