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1. A solution polymerization process to form an ethylene/α-olefin/nonconjugated polyene interpolymer, said process comprising polymerizing ethylene, an α-olefin, and a nonconjugated polyene in at least one reactor in the presence of a metal-ligand complex selected from Formula I:wherein:
M is a metal of any one of Groups 3 to 6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements (e.g., Group 4), the metal M being in a formal oxidation state of +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6; n is an integer of from 0 to 5, wherein when n is 0, X is absent (i.e., (X)n is absent); each X, independently, is a monodentate ligand that is neutral, monoanionic, dianionic, trianionic, or tetraionic; or two X are taken together to form a bidentate ligand that is neutral, monoanionic, or dianionic; X and n are chosen in such a way that the metal-ligand complex of formula (I) is, overall, neutral; each Z, independently, is O, S, N(C1-C40)hydrocarbyl, or P(C1-C40)hydrocarbyl; L is (C1-C40)hydrocarbylene or (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbylene, wherein the (C1-C40)hydrocarbylene has a portion that comprises a 1-carbon atom to 18-carbon atom linker backbone, linking the Z atoms in formula (I) (to which Z atoms L is bonded) and the (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbylene has a portion that comprises a 1-atom to 18-atom linker backbone, linking the Z atoms in formula (I), wherein each of the from 1 to 18 atoms of the 1-atom to 18-atom linker backbone of the (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbylene independently is a carbon atom or heteroatom, wherein each heteroatom independently is O, S, S(O), S(O)2, Si(RC)2, P(RP), or N(RN), wherein independently each RC independently is substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C18)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C18)heterohydrocarbyl; each RP independently is substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C18)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C18)heterohydrocarbyl; and each RN independently is substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C18)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C18)heterohydrocarbyl or absent (e.g., when the N to which RN is bonded as —N═); each of R3a, R4a, R3b and R4b, independently, is a hydrogen atom; (C1-C40)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyl; Si(RC)3; O(RC); S(RC); N(RN)2; P(RP)2 or halogen atom; wherein RC, RN and RP are defined above; at least one of R6c, R7c, and R8c, and at least one of R6d, R7d, and R8d, independently, are (C2-C40)hydrocarbyl; Si(Rc)3, and each of the others of R6c, R7c, R8c, R6d, R7d, and R8d, independently, is a hydrogen atom; (C1-C40)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyl; Si(RC)3; O(RC); S(RC); N(RN)2; P(RP)2; or halogen atom; wherein RC, RN and RP are defined above; and; optionally two or more R groups (from R3a to R8d) can combine together into one or more ring structures, with such ring structures having from 3 to 50 atoms in the ring not counting hydrogen atoms; at least one of R5c and R5f, independently, is a (C1-C40)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyl; Si(RC)3; O(RC); S(RC); N(RN)2; P(RP)2; or halogen atom; and the other of R5c and R5f, independently, is a hydrogen atom; (C1-C40)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyl; Si(RC)3; O(RC); S(RC); N(RN)2; P(RP)2 or halogen atom; wherein RC, RN and RP are defined above; at least one of R5cc and R5ff independently is a (C1-C40)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyl; Si(RC)3; O(RC); S(RC); N(RN)2; P(RP)2 or halogen atom; and the other of R5cc and R5ff independently is a hydrogen atom; (C1-C40)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyl; Si(RC)3; O(RC); S(RC); N(RN)2; P(RP)2; or halogen atom; wherein RC, RN and RP are defined above; each of R9a, R10a, R11a, R9b, R10b, R11b, R9aa, R10aa, R11aa, R9bb, R10bb and R11bb, independently, is a hydrogen atom; (C1-C40)hydrocarbyl; (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyl; Si(RC)3; O(RC); S(RC); N(RN)2; P(RP)2; or halogen atom; wherein RC, RN and RP are defined above; and optionally two or more carbazole R groups (e.g. R9a, R10a, R5a, R11a, R9b, R10b, R5f, R11b) can combine together into one or more ring structures, with such ring structures having from 3 to 50 atoms in the ring not counting hydrogen atoms; each of the aforementioned hydrocarbyl (e.g., RC, RN, RP, (C1-C40)hydrocarbyl), heterohydrocarbyl (e.g., (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbyl), hydrocarbylene (e.g., (C1-C40) hydrocarbylene), and heterohydrocarbylene (e.g., (C1-C40)heterohydrocarbylene) groups, independently, is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one substituent RS (up to and including persubstitution by RS); the sum of carbon atoms in R5c+R5f+R7c is greater than 5 carbon atoms or the sum of carbon atoms in R5cc+R5ff+R7d is greater than 5 carbon atoms; and each RS, independently, is a halogen atom, polyfluoro substitution (that is one of the at least one substituent RS stands for at least two fluoro substituents, which formally replace at least two hydrogen atoms of an unsubstituted version of the substituted group), perfluoro substitution (that is the one RS stands for as many fluoro substituents as hydrogen atoms of an unsubstituted version of the substituted group that is substituted thereby), unsubstituted (C1-C18)alkyl, F3C—, FCH2O—, F2HCO—, F3CO—, R3Si—, RO—, RS—, RS(O)—, RS(O)2—, R2P—, R2N—, R2C═N—, NC—, RC(O)O—, ROC(O)—, RC(O)N(R)—, or R2NC(O)—, or two of the RS are taken together to form an unsubstituted (C1-C18)alkylene, wherein each R independently is an unsubstituted (C1-C18)alkyl; and wherein the polymerization is conducted in a continuous process; andwherein interpolymer has a rheology ratio (V0.1/V100 at 190° C.) greater than, or equal to, 20. |
