FLUORINATED CATALYST SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME

摘要

Supported catalyst systems and methods of forming the same are described herein. The methods generally include providing an inorganic support material and contacting the inorganic support material with an aluminum fluoride represented by the formula A1FpX3-pBq to form an aluminum impregnated support, wherein X is selected from Cl, Br and OH-, B is H2O, p is selected from 1 to 3 and q is selected from 0 to 6. The method further includes contacting the aluminum impregnated support with a transition metal compound to form a supported catalyst system, wherein the transition metal compound is represented by the formula [L]mM[A]n; wherein L is a bulky ligand, A is a leaving group, M is a transition metal and m and n are such that a total ligand valency corresponds to the transition metal valency.