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"When You Wish Upon a Star", "Whistle While You Work", "The Happiest Place on Earth", these are lyrics indelibly linked to Disney, one of the most admired and best-known companies in the world. So when Roy Disney, chairman of Walt Disney Animation and nephew of founder Walt Disney, abruptly resigned in November 2003 and declared war on chairman and chief executive Michael Eisner, he sent shock waves through the entertainment industry, corporate boardrooms, theme parks, and living rooms around the world, everywhere that Disney does business and its products are cherished.
DisneyWar is the breathtaking, dramatic inside story of what drove America's best-known entertainment company to civil war, told by one of our most acclaimed writers and reporters.
Here, too, is the creative process that lies at the heart of Disney, from the making of The Lion King to Pirates of the Caribbean. Even as the executive suite has been engulfed in turmoil, Disney has worked, and sometimes clashed, with a glittering array of stars, directors, designers, artists, and producers, many of whom tell their stories here for the first time.
Stewart describes how Eisner lost his chairmanship and why he felt obliged to resign as CEO, effective 2006. No other book so thoroughly penetrates the secretive world of the corporate boardroom. DisneyWar is an enthralling tale of one of America's most powerful media and entertainment companies, the people who control it, and those trying to overthrow them.
DisneyWar is an epic achievement. In its sudden twists, its vivid, larger-than-life characters, and its thrilling climax, it tells a story that might itself have been the subject of a Disney animated classic, except that it's all true.
©2005 James B. Stewart; (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks
"Stewart has an astonishing story to tell. His notable accomplishment is that he tells it so well. The book is hypnotically absorbing." (Publishers Weekly)
"The Eisner Years"
This book is just awesome, the only reason it didn't get 5 stars is it didn't follow up on Eisner leaving Disney. As it ends he is still there, the book was released before Eisner departure. Still it's fascinating knowing the background of how he took Disney to being a major Media company.
"Good story, but bad editing."
The print version was much better as the audio edition was full of mistakes and bad edits. This was distracting to the flow of the information.
All is not Whistling While You Work in the former land of Disney. The story shows the cut throat and Machiavellian ways of many of the Disney board prominent. Although much has occurred since, it gives the reader a large piece of history of the Disney company from Ron Miller to Bob Iger (although the story precedes Iger's placement slightly). It gives insight into the Disney company's rapid growth and expansion into PG and R movies and the purchase of Family and ABC, and alludes to the corruption of power.
The narrator was fine, just the production was poor and could easily be redone to improve the book.
The rise and fall of Michael Eisner.
"Provocative title, but the story is less so"
This is less about a war at Disney than it is a detailed (and exhaustively documented) history of Michael Eisner's time as the head of Disney, and the changes to the company and its culture that he oversaw. As an employee of the entertainment industry, I found this book very interesting, and the insider information, especially as much of it occurs in recent memory, is entertaining without being titillating. This is strictly an insider's view of the inner workings of Disney, however; what is missing is the context to put the events depicted in comparison to the workings of other entertainment companies. Fans of Disney may find this book interesting, since it explores what makes the Disney experience so distinct, and questions whether Eisner has improved that experience or not. The narration was good but not great; Lawlor's voice was more informal than I would have liked, and he seemed a bit rushed to get through the pages.
"Great book. Don't be put off by the perfectionists"
Compelling from the start till the end. Grabs you right away. A fascinating look at the behind the boardroom politics at one of the largest entertainment companies in the world....with egos to match.There were a few snafu's in the editing and performance, but they in no way took away from the story or pace.
Highly recommend
"Good book about Disney's culture"
Getting an insight in to the corporate culture.
Good story.
The board meetings.
No. This was spread out during my commute to and from work.
This is good book, but it can get a little dry. You certainly start rooting for the bad guy to get his.
"Great story, awful production"
I loved the story and the the narrator did a great job, but the production was terrible- did no one proof this before it went out? There are numerous instances when a selection is repeated, sometimes with completely different inflection. I have never heard such a shoddy product from Audible before. It's clearly not the narrator's fault- unless, of course, he is supposed to proof this audio. As for the actual story, I have always been an admirer of Michael Eisner, but after this book, I wouldn't let him run a lemonade stand.
"The Insanity"
I would recommend this book to a Disney stock holder or a person thinking of purchasing stock. I think they need to know how crazy this good company was once run.
None other.
He isn't the best and I wouldn't listen to a book because he was reading it but it wouldn't stop me from purchasing.
The Insanity
"Corporate Politics of the Happiest Place on Earth"
An interesting story that not only delved into the history of the company, but intersected with other stories (like the Pixar elements that overlapped with the recent Steve Jobs biography). It was a captivating story that left me wanting more beyond the timeframe when the book was published in 2004.
The depiction of Michael Eisner and the believable delivery of the author when quoting him.
He sounded a lot like the real Michael Eisner and was really able to bring the hostility that was presented by the author.
"Too much dramatization, poorly produced"
No. The author dramatizes too much to which he could not have been privy and states his conclusions without attributing his sources, or justifying his opinions with unbiased information - this is not non-fiction, it's a fictionalization.
Only in as much as I will be avoiding this narrator and he does seem to be cast for quite a bit of non-fiction.
I found his accent and timbre a little too strident to be comfortable to listen to for long, but that's possibly subject. What isn't subjective is Lawlor's raging case of 'tag lag' - when a narrator allows the emotion of dialogue to continue into the tag so, " "Oh no!" she said." becomes " "Oh no," she said!" It's not a problem on occasion (though a good director aims not to let any slip through) but it's constant in this book (and probably made worse when the listener is already annoyed by the dramatization anyway.)
It would only be a MOTW and no.
I hate to say this (as someone who directed audio books for many years) but I think this book probably suffered for being made into audio :( I might have to get a print copy out of the library to see if it works better on the page than in audio - perhaps Stewart used footnotes to attribute/explain the liberties he took with dramatizations (though it should be in the main text.)
"Horrible Production"
Excellent reader. I found a few facts to be inaccurate. Overall it would have been good but I kept being distracted by all of the production errors. It is as if they skipped the editing step when producing the audio.??
Yes. One of the best readers.
"An in-depth inside look at Disney"
This book delves deep in to the history and the people who shaped and forged the Disney company that we know today.
Covering many of the boardroom and board members fights and battles DisneyWar tells the stories and rivalries that the Disney brand would not want to associate itself with. The book covers many aspects of the company from the troubled construction and early life of Disneyland Paris their at times troubled partnership with Pixar and importantly the stories of many Disney movie productions and the battles that were happening behind the scenes.
If you are interested in Disney either as a company or simply a fan of their movies you'll certainly enjoy DisneyWar.
"A glimpse behind the curtain at the Magic Kingdom"
A delicious tale of behind the scenes boardroom struggles, set in the era of the Disney classics such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and the Lion King. The juxtaposition of corporate power-play against family favourites that you?ll remember from your (or your kids?) childhood and the very competent narration make for fascinating listening.
"Good listen but not a novel"
Many interesting facts
Jeffrey Katzenberg
No first one
Eisner....Disney saviour or dictator?
Good listen but not for everyone.
"Fascinating insight into Disney"
If you love Disney, or Pixar then a great listen. I have listened to the Steve Jobs book and a Pixar one, so the next logical step.
If you like understanding more about corporate cultures, then this is also a great listen.
Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography- Overlap with Pixar and Disney
Creativity Inc. (Pixar)- Pixar is part of Disney, so common link
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation- Insight into the console industry and it's people and culture.
"A fantastic listen"
This book had me gripped from the start. It is a fantastic account of the management battles going on behind the scenes at Disney from 1985-2005.
I would say this is written in the same style as Steve Jobs' autobiography, if you enjoyed that then I would advise having a listen to this.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Oct 11, 1983
|Filing date
|Jun 10, 1982
|Priority date
|Jun 10, 1982
|Fee status
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|Arthur W. Langer, Jr., Gerald Doyle, Terry J. Burkhardt, Ralph W. Looney
|Original Assignee
|Exxon Research And Engineering Co.
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|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (15), Classifications (42), Legal Events (4)
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MXn (OR')4-n
This invention relates to an improved process for preparing linear olefins and waxes, particularly linear olefin waxes. More particularly, this invention relates to an improved process for polymerizing ethylene to obtain linear olefins and waxes having a number average molecular weight (Mn) ranging from about 500 to 5000.
The process can be generally described as a two-stage process wherein the first stage is an ethylene oligomerization followed by a second stage metathesis.
Still more particularly, this invention relates to an improved process for polymerizing ethylene to obtain a product comprising at least 70 weight percent linear olefin waxes, preferably greater than about 80 weight percent olefin waxes.
It has been shown in the prior art (U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,993,942 and 2,907,805) that hydrocarbon lubricating oils having a molecular weight in the range of 80 to 2000 could be prepared by polymerizing ethylene with controlled catalyst compositions, diluents and under controlled temperatures. The catalyst consisted of a transition metal halide and a halogenated aluminum alkyl compound. It has also been found that increased oil yields, catalyst reactivity and improved molecular weight control could be obtained by the addition of a minor amount of a lower alkanol, as a catalyst modifier to the reaction system. Both the modified and unmodified systems described above resulted, under the conditions in the reaction, in the production of major portions of olefins other than linear alpha olefin products, particularly type II (RCH═CHR), ##STR1##
Ethylene oligomerization to linear alpha olefins was discovered by one of the inventors of the instant invention, Arthur W. Langer, Jr., who used substantially soluble catalysts comprising tetravalent titanium halides and alkyl aluminum halides under controlled reaction conditions, as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,441,360; 3,647,912; 3,655,812; and 3,662,021. Other Ziegler-type alkyl metal cocatalysts were not useful for oligomerization because they reduced the titanium compound to the heterogeneous Ziegler catalyst which produced high molecular weight polyethylene.
Ethylene oligomerization is a known reaction for making low molecular weight, linear alpha olefins. In a commercial process, Gulf uses AlEt3 at high temperatures and pressures to make predominantly liquid olefins. Langer has developed a catalytic process using an alkyl metal compound and certain Group IVB metal halides which operates at lower temperatures and pressures and produces higher purity olefins at higher rates (U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,647,912; 3,662,021; U.S. Ser. No. 10,527 and others). The Langer process may be controlled to produce higher molecular weight products than the Gulf process such that over 50 percent may be recovered as high quality, high melting, linear alpha olefin wax. Unfortunately, these and other catalytic oligomerization processes produce polymers in which the Flory distribution is Mw /Mn =2. Thus, one can increase the molecular weight of the total product, but one cannot narrow the distribution to further increase selectivity to wax. The same limitation applies to saturated polyethylene waxes in which the chain transfer is done by hydrogen; however, these paraffins are not amenable to further reactions which could increase selectivity.
The oligomerization stage of the instant invention is preferably carried out using Group IVB metal compounds activated by Group II-III metal alkyl or metal hydride compounds as disclosed by one of the present inventors (U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,441,630; 3,629,355; 3,647,912; 3,655,812; 3,662,021; and patent application Ser. Nos. 882,946; 10,527. The titanium catalysts are used below about 80� C., preferably below about 50� C., to minimize the formation of heterogeneous Ziegler catalysts which produce polyethylene rather than oligomers. When making high Mn product, the wax fouls the cooling surfaces and makes this system difficult to operate. The most preferred process uses zirconium catalysts such as the halides, alkoxides, dialkylamides, acetylacetonates, carboxylates and mixtures thereof. The halide is preferably chloride or bromide, most preferably chloride. Because of the higher stability of the alkylated tetravalent zirconium compounds with respect to reduction to Ziegler catalysts, these catalysts may be used at temperatures as high as 100� to 200� C. without making excessive amounts of polyethylene by-product. At these temperatures, the wax is soluble and the process is a homogeneous solution process. The zirconium catalysts also are capable of making high molecular weight products (>250 Mn) at temperatures above 100� C. When used at moderately high ethylene pressure, 500 to 1500 psig, these catalysts make high purity linear alpa olefin products even at the high carbon numbers, in contrast to the AlEt3 process which makes a large amount of branched product in the C20 + fraction.
In the second stage, the metathesis catalyst may be selected from a wide range of systems known in the art since this invention is not restricted to a particular system. Typical catalyst systems have been disclosed in review articles by Robert H. Grubbs, Progress in Inorganic Chemistry, page 1 (1978); R. J. Haines and G. J. Leigh, Chem. Soc. Rev. 4, 155 (1975); J. C. Mol and J. A. Moulijn, Advances in Catalysis 24, 131 (1975); R. L. Banks, Fortschr. Chem. Forsch. 25, 39 (1972); and G. C. Bailey, Cat. Rev. 3, 37 (1969).
In accordance with this invention, therefore, an improved process for preparing linear olefins, particularly linear alpha olefins and waxes, is provided wherein the improved process comprises a two-stage process for linear, high melting waxes in which the first stage is an oligomerization process in which the total ethylene oligomer product has Mn of 200 to 700. The oligomer has a purity of greater than 90 percent linear alpha olefins in the C12 -C20 fraction, preferably greater than 95 percent and most preferably greater than 98 percent in order to achieve high reactivity and selectivity in the second stage. The second stage is a metathesis process which avoids or minimizes double bond isomerization, thereby producing the highest selectivity to high molecular weight products. By means of this two-stage process, selectivity to C30 + wax reaches 70 to greater than 80 percent compared to a maximum of 40 to 55 percent using the best oligomerization process known at this time. The wax is a linear olefin having the double bond near the center, and the Mn of the wax is about 500 to 5000. The double bond may be left in the wax with only small effects on properties or it may be chemically modified to vary wax properties, or alternatively, it may be hydrogenated to further increase melting point and stability.
Any oligomerization process may be used in this invention which is capable of making the molecular weight and linear alpha olefin purity needed in the second stage; that is, a total product Mn of about 200 to about 700. Theoretically, the AlEt3 catalyzed oligomerization could be used at lower temperatures which could produce a total product Mn >200. However, the oligomerization rate is too low to be economically attractive. The various nickel complex catalysts are suitable when used under conditions which avoid double bond isomerization, but this generally leads to low activity. Furthermore, it has not been possible with nickel catalysts to make high Mn total product at high rates.
Ethylene oligomerization is a known reaction for making low molecular weight, linear alpha olefins. In a commercial process, Gulf uses AlEt3 at high temperatures and pressures to make predominantly liquid olefins. Langer has developed a catalytic process using an alkyl metal compound and certain Group IVB metal halides which operates at lower temperatures and pressures and produces higher purity olefins at higher rates (U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,441,630; 3,647,912; 3,662,021; U.S. Ser. No. 10,527 and others). The Langer process may be controlled to produce higher molecular weight products than the Gulf process such that over 50 percent may be recovered as high quality, high melting, linear alpha olefin wax. Unfortunately, these and other catalytic oligomerization processes produce polymers with a Flory distribution which is Mw /Mn =2. Thus, one can increase the molecular weight of the total product, but one cannot narrow the distribution to further increase selectivity to wax. The same limitation applies to saturated polyethylene waxes in which the chain transfer is done by hydrogen; however, these paraffins are not amenable to further reactions which could increase selectivity.
The oligomerization stage of the instant invention is preferably carried out using Group IVB metal compounds activated by Group II-III metal alkyl or metal hydride compounds as disclosed by one of the present inventors (U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,441,630; 3,629,355; 3,647,912; 3,655,812; 3,662,021; and patent application Ser. Nos. 882,946; 10,527; and patent application Case No. C-659).
The transition metal component used in the oligomerization step may be a halide, an alkoxide or a carboxylate derivative of tetravalent zirconium or hafnium having the general formulas Mxn (OR')4-n and MXn (OOCR')4-n, where M=Zr or Hf, X=Cl or Br, n=0 to 4 and R' may be an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl group. When these components are reacted with the excess aluminum alkyl chlorides, exchange of ligands takes place involving halide, alkyl, alkoxide and carboxylate groups. In addition to exchange of aluminum alkyl groups with transition metal ligands, the aluminum halide groups can also exchange with alkoxy and carboxyl groups on the transition metal compound. These compounds may also be made in situ by reacting the more readily available MX4 with R'OH or R'COOH. The alcohols may be unsaturated as in the case where they are the enol forms of carbonyl compounds such as acetylacetone. Typical examples include ZrCl4, ZrBr4, ZrCl(OEt)3, ZrCl2 (OC10 H21)2, ZrBr3 OBu, Zr(OPr)4, Zr(OBu)4, ZrCl2 (Oφ)2, ZrCl2 (OOCC9 H19)2, ZrCl(OOCφ)3, ZrCl2 (OE+)2, ZrCl3 OOCH3, ZrCl2 glycoxide, Zr acetyl acetonate, ZrCl3 -(O-cyclohexyl), HfCl4, HfBr4, Hf(OBu)4, etc.
The metathesis reaction may be run using the neat olefins from the oligomerization stage or solutions in suitable solvents. When run on the total oligomer product, it is necessary to remove some C30 - light ends from the formed wax product but this produces the highest selectivity to wax. Because the light olefin products are of high purity and have large scale uses, it is preferable to separate some of these before carrying out the metathesis. Thus, the feed to metathesis may be any bottoms fraction from topping the oligomer distribution and is preferably C8 + or higher, and most preferably C14 + or C16 +. Typical, but non-limiting examples of metathesis catalysts include CoO.MoO3.Al2 O3, Re2 O7.Al2 O3, WO3.SiO2, Mo(CO)6. Al2 O3, WCl6 --SnBu4, WCl6 --EtAlCl2 --EtOH, MoCl5 --R3 Al--O2 and RAlCl2 --R4 N+ Mo(CO)5 Cl-. Metathesis catalysts which minimize double bond isomerization reactions are preferred. Especially preferred metathesis catalyst because of reactivity, selectivity and product purity include Re2 O7. Al2 O3, CoO.MoO3.Al2 O3, WCl6 --SnBu4, and RAlCl2 --R4 N+ Mo (CO)5 Cl- as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,686,136. The C4-14 olefins are used as feeds to polymerization, Oxo alcohol synthesis, synthetic lubricants, biodegradable detergents, etc., and the primary product is high quality wax having an Mn of about 500 to about 5000 as is or it can be hydrogenated thereby modifying the properties of the wax. Hydrogenation of the wax can be accomplished by the addition of hydrogen in the presence of a suitable catalyst. Catalysts which minimize cracking and other side reactions are preferred. Massive or supported nickel catalysts such as Harshaw NI-0104 have been found to be particularly suitable.
Ethylene is unique in the instant invention in that other olefins do not respond to give linear alpha olefins. Therefore, it is desirable to use essentially pure ethylene or mixtures of ethylene with inert gases as the feed for the process of this invention. Ethylene feeds containing minor amounts of other olefins may be used provided that the extent of copolymerization does not decrease product linearity below 90 percent.
Polymerization diluent in the oligomerization stage is not a critical feature of this invention. The usable diluents are inert hydrocarbons having about 5 to about 30 carbon atoms and haloaromatic solvents, as well as aliphatics and naphthenics. Less preferred solvents are halogenated aliphatic compounds which, while capable of being employed in the process of preparing linear alpha olefins, require the utilization of higher pressures to achieve average molecular weights of the same order as the preferred solvents. The preferred diluents include hydrocarbon solvents, higher olefin product fractions such as C22 -C28, or C20 + bottoms, aromatics such as benzene, toluene, xylene, tetrahydronaphthalene, etc., aliphatics such as pentane, heptane, isooctane, etc., and naphthenes such as cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, decahydronaphthalene, etc. The saturated hydrocarbons are most preferred. Recycled product olefins in the range C4 -C28, preferably C22 -C28, may also be used as diluent with zirconium catalysts which convert more light olefins into linear waxes.
The prior art obtained highly branched olefins (60 percent) when using the soluble titanium catalysts at pressures of 7 to 30 psig., e.g., British Pat. No. 974,577. Ethylene pressures of the instant invention above 3.5 MPa are essential for making linear olefins in high selectivities. Although some variations are permitted, depending upon the catalyst composition, diluent and temperature, the preferred pressures are above about 5.5 to about 10.5 MPa in order to produce commercially attractive yields (at least above 5 weight percent and preferably above 10 weight percent olefins in the reactor effluent) of linear alpha olefins having a purity greater than about 90 mole percent. At very high ethylene pressures, the process may become uneconomical because of the equipment requirements and ethylene recycle. Nevertheless, higher pressures tend to increase the selectivity of the reaction to linear alpha olefins.
The catalyst of this invention enables the process for making linear alpha olefins to be carried out at temperatures of about 50� to about 200� C., preferably between about 100� and about 150� C. The selection of a particular temperature will permit control of the number average molecular weight of the wax product. With zirconium catalysts, temperatures as high as about 200� C. can be used without making excessive amounts of polyethylene. However, the high temperatures cause product isomerization and require higher ethylene pressures to prevent copolymerization, which makes them less attractive. The preferred temperatures to obtain high purity linear alpha olefins with zirconium catalysts are between about 50� to about 200� C. and more preferably between about 75� to about 150� C. to obtain total product Mn greater than 250.
Reaction times of the oligomerization stage are not particularly critical when operating under the preferred conditions and they will normally be in the range of 0.1 to 5 hours to obtain product concentrations greater than 5 percent by weight in the diluent. The process may be carried out in batch or continuous operation. However, high product purity and high concentration are achieved most easily in batch reactions or in continuous systems operating under essentially plug flow conditions. A reactor may consist of a long pipe through which the diluent and catalyst flow with ethylene being introduced at many points along the pipe to maintain the desired ethylene concentration. In such a system, monomer concentration need not be constant but may be controlled differently in different sections of the reactor to achieve the best balance of activity, molecular weight and product purity. Stirred tank reactors may be operated in series to approach plug flow.
The metathesis stage of the process is preferably carried out by collecting C16 + bottom fractions from the first stage oligomerization process and dissolving this C16 + bottoms fraction in a suitable solvent such as chlorobenzene solvent. Suitable metathesis catalyst such as RAlCl2 --R4 N+ Mo(CO)5 Cl- or WCl6 --SnBu4 in hexane is charged into the solution of the C16 + bottoms fraction and solvent and the metathesis reaction is carried out at about 50� to about 100� C., preferably about 75� C., for a sufficient period of time (e.g., two hours) so as to increase the wax selectivity to over 70 percent. The product from the metathesis stage is quenched with methanol, then filtered and washed to remove catalyst and subsequently dried. The melted wax is then filtered to remove insoluble catalyst residues.
The following examples are submitted in order to more particularly point out applicant's invention, but are not to be construed as limitations on the scope of the instant invention as described in the appended claims.
Oligomerization of ethylene was done in a 1-liter autoclave with magnetic stirring using 0.2 mmole EtAlCl2 (EADC), 0.05 mmole Et2 AlCl (DEAC) and 0.05 mmole Zr(OPr)4 in 350 ml. n-heptane at 110� C., 1000 psig ethylene pressure for 30 minutes. A sample taken for G.C. analysis showed a yield of 135 g. (based on an internal standard), Mn =242, and the purity measured on the C12-20 fraction was 98.6 percent linear alpha olefin.
The oligomerization reaction product was cooled to 90� C. and ethylene was vented. A portion of metathesis catalyst was charged (3 mmoles (C8 H17)3 NMe+ Mo(CO)5 Cl- and 24 mmoles EtAlCl2) and stirred 2.5 hours at 60� to 80� C. with little signs of reaction. Addition of 4 mmoles Bu4 N+ Mo(CO)5 Cl- gave a rapid evolution of ethylene. After another hour, a G.C. sample showed the same molecular weight distribution (based on C10-30) as in the oligomerization (Mw /Mn =2), but Mn =344. Thus, the selectivity to C30 + wax was increased from 41 weight percent at Mn =242 to 61 weight percent at Mn =344.
The oligomerization procedure of Example 1 was followed except that the millimolar catalyst amounts were 0.24 EADC/0.06 DEAC/0.06 Zr(OPr)4 and the run temperature was 100� C. After 30 minutes, 0.2 mmole methoxyethanol in 20 ml. chlorobenzene was added to quench the oligomerization catalyst and a G.C. sample was taken which analyzed for 211 g. product, 254 Mn and 99.1 percent purity.
Ethylene and light ends were flashed at 100� C. and analysis of the trapped light ends showed that C4-8 olefins were present.
A metathesis catalyst was charged (2 mmoles Bu4 N+ Mo(CO)5 Cl- plus 16 mmoles MeAlCl2 in 80 ml. chlorobenzene) at 60� C. and the mixture allowed to react 27 minutes. A G.C. sample showed that Mn had increased to 413 and purity was 98.4 percent linear olefins.
The reactor product was crystallized twice from methanol and vacuum dried, yielding 142 g. wax having 710 Mn (by vapor phase osmometry). G.C. analysis showed small amounts of light ends between C12 and C28 were still present in the product. Only trace amounts of odd-numbered olefins were present, showing that very little isomerization occurred during metathesis.
The oligomerization procedure of Example 2 was followed except that the millimolar quantities of catalyst were 0.06 EADC/0.06 DEAC/0.06 ZrCl2 (OPr)2 in one run and 0.04/0.04/0.04 in a second run. The products were combined, water washed twice at 80� to 90� C. to remove catalyst, insoluble polyethylene (3.73 g.) was removed at 100� C., and water plus light ends were stripped out by nitrogen sweeping at 100� to 125� C. The C4 and C6 olefins were largely removed together with some of the C8, C10 and C12. The total product Mn was 259 before removal of light ends and an estimated 330 Mn after stripping.
A sample of the above product (113 g.) was purged with nitrogen while heating to about 115� C. at which temperature the wax had melted to a clear liquid. At 125� C., 5 g. Re2 O7.Al2 O3 catalyst (activated at 550� C., 1 hr, air, 1 hr, N2) (9.2 percent Re) was added. There was an immediate gas evolution which continued for five hours. The recovered product (88.5 g.) was a hard wax having Mn =778 (by VPO).
Ethylene oligomerization was carried out in a 1-gallon continuous pilot plant at 120� C. and 1400 psig. The molar ratio of catalyst components was 4 EADC/1 DEAC/1 Zr(OPr)4 and the Zr(OPr)4 feed rate was 0.245 g/hr. Under lined out conditions, the product concentration was 25.2 weight percent in the heptane solvent, the ethylene conversion was 45.2 percent, the oligomerization rate was 30,200 g. oligomer/g. Zr(OPr)4 /hr, the product Mn =232, and the purity was 99.0 percent.
Metathesis was carried out using 75 g. of C16 + bottoms fraction from the above oligomerization. The wax was dissolved in 30 ml. of chlorobenzene at 75� C., then 1.54 g. Bu4 N+ Mo(CO)5 Cl- and 2.71 g. MeAlCl2 were added. After two hours at 75� C., the product was quenched with methanol, filtered and washed to remove catalyst, dried and the melted wax was filtered to remove insoluble catalyst residues.
A sample of the metathesized wax was dissolved in heptane and hydrogenated six hours at 200� C. and 1500 psig hydrogen using Harshaw 0104 nickel catalyst. The solution containing the hydrogenated wax was decanted from the solid catalyst particles then the solvent was removed by heating to about 100� C.
Without further purification or fractionation, the total hydrogenated wax sample had the following properties. Congealing Point 220+ � F., Melt Dropping Point 235� F., Penetration at 77� F.=1, at 100� F.=4, and Viscosity at 300� F.=9.4 cp. These properties are equivalent to, or superior to the competitive commercial waxes.
Added to 100 ml. heptane were 74.4 g. of C16 + alpha olefins from the oligomerization process, then the heptane was distilled off to a 114� C. overhead temperature to dry the alpha olefins. The temperature was adjusted to 110� C. and 0.104 g. of WCl6 was added to the reactor followed by 0.077 mmoles of AlEt2 Cl and 0.26 mmoles of SnBu4. After stirring for two hours, at 115� C., a GC sample showed that 84 weight percent of the initial charge of the C20 alpha olefin had been metathesized indicating a total conversion of lower molecular olefins to a higher molecular weight product of 84 weight percent.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Aug 14, 1956
|Oct 6, 1959
|Hoechst Ag
|Process for the preparation of liquid ethylene polymers
|Dec 8, 1958
|Jul 25, 1961
|Exxon Research Engineering Co
|Polymerized ethylene lubricating oils
|Jul 1, 1966
|Apr 29, 1969
|Exxon Research Engineering Co
|Process for preparing linear olefins
|Mar 4, 1969
|Dec 21, 1971
|Exxon Research Engineering Co
|Preparation of linear olefin products
|Mar 4, 1969
|Mar 7, 1972
|Exxon Research Engineering Co
|Preparation of linear olefin products
|Mar 3, 1969
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Tight security as French pupils go back to school
Pupils in France go back to school this week amid ever-greater security and against the backdrop of a constant threat of terrorism. The education minister and the interior minister have held a joint press conference to outline the unprecedented measures that are being taken to ensure the safety of children at school. As Faïza Zerouala reports, the authorities have to strike a careful balance between ensuring educational establishments are prepared for a terrorist attack and avoiding causing anxiety among younger pupils.
'Cold fury' mounts over racist attacks on Chinese population in Paris suburbs
The death earlier this month of a Chinese man after he was assaulted in the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers has sparked furious protests from the local Chinese and South-East Asian populations, which are increasingly the target of gratuitous violence and robberies by gangs of youths fof other ethnic origins. The authorities and the media have largely ignored the racist attacks against the Chinese community, which has now begun to set up its own self-defence groups. Aurélie Delmas reports from Aubervilliers where the mayor warns of a powder-keg situation.
French court rules Burkini ban is 'illegal violation of fundamental rights'
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The hurt and anger caused by French mayors' burkini bans
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AGM Notice : 15 Sept 2016Posted by WPUK on Monday, July 25th, 2016
We are pleased to confirm that this year's AGM will take place at 7.30 pm on Thursday 15th September in the Parish Room of St Edmund's Church, 62 Oxford Road, Waterloo L22 8QF. All are welcome.
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Murray's victory required four hours of hard toil against a leg-weary, but still extremely dangerous opponent — Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro
The sure-handed Wimbledon champion will carry the Union Jack in Rio on Friday. But a Thursday photo shoot with the flag didn't go quite as planned
Murray is coming off his second career Wimbledon victory, beating Canada's Milos Raonic in three sets
The 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 score, a testament to Raonic's serve, flattered the Canadian somewhat against Andy Murray, who was playing at his highest level
The only Canadian to ever advance to a Grand Slam singles final before Raonic was Eugenie Bouchard, who lost the 2014 Wimbledon women's final
The talented Australian isn't keen on hiring a coach who might hold him accountable to work on the lesser aspects of his personality
After 55 straight holds in his service games in London, Raonic was broken up 3-0 in the second set and won only four more games in the Aegon Championship final
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., defeated unseeded Bernard Tomic of Australia 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinal, while Murray beat fifth-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia.
The third-seeded Raonic was pushed by his Czech opponent
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Team Rachael or Team Guy? Celebrity Chefs Weigh Inby Joseph Erdos in Shows, January 8th, 2013
At last year's New York City Wine and Food Festival, FN Dish had the opportunity to chat with a few celebrity chefs and ask them whose team they would be on: Rachael's or Guy's. Watch the video above to see Geoffrey Zakarian, Melissa d'Arabian, Ted Allen, Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain, among others, weigh in. Find out the team they would choose and why.
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As the hunt continues for the "Croydon Cat Killer" pet owners in Gloucestershire have raised the alarm over a mysterious feline "shaver".
Pets have been arriving home near Stroud missing patches of fur since before Christmas, with some cats appearing to be attacked several times.
Owners living the picturesque Gloucestershire town of Minchinhampton say their cats, Beau and Treacle, most recently arrived home with bald patches on Monday.
"This is the fourth time it has happened now," John Kerry told the Stroud News and Journal.
"It's ridiculous. Who would go around doing this kind of thing?
"I'm sure it's taking a real toll on the cat now, the poor thing must be traumatised."
Another affected owner, Mandy Felton, said her cat had been shaved three times and called the perpetrator "sick".
Incidents reported by local media so far have stretched from Minchinhampton to France Lynch, six miles away.
Gloucestershire Constabulary told the Independent they have so far only received one formal report, from 22 February.
"Officers have conducted enquiries in the area as a result of the incident and the owner has been made aware there is little more we can do at this stage unless more information comes to light," a spokesperson said.
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Children enjoy the cold water of a fountain in London during a hot and sunny day as temperatures rose up to 25 Celsius (77F)
2/30 16 August 2016
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A supporter of Jeremy Corbyn holds up a placard at a Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) rally in north London, organised by 'Jeremy for Labour', a group supporting Corbyn's re-election as Party leader
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ritish opposition Labour Party leadership contender Owen Smith delivers a speech on the National Health Service at The University of Salford in Salford, north west England, on August 15, 2016. The result of the contest between encumbent leader Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith for leadership of the Labour Party is set to be announced at a special conference on September 24
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Historical reenactors take part in the 'Lytham 1940s Wartime Festival' in Lytham St Annes. The two-day festival features displays, exhibitions, musical entertainment and live-action reenactment of life during the Second World War
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6/30 13 August 2016
People throw brightly coloured powder at the Holi Festival of Colours at Wembley Park in London
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People relax on boats on the Serpentine lake in London. Temperatures in London have reached 27 degrees centigrade with pleasant weather also expected over the weekend
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Munduruku tribesman General Chief Arnaldo Kaba Munduruku (C), from the Tapajos Basin in the Amazon rainforest, is joined by Greenpeace activists, some of whom are dressed in monkey costumes, as he speaks to the media outside the Siemens' UK headquarters in Camberley. Greenpeace activists join two members of the Amazonian Munduruku tribe at German engineering company Siemens' UK headquarters to protest the building of mega dams in the Brazilian Amazon and to demand a meeting with senior management at the company
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9/30 10 August 2016
Baby gorilla Afia interacts with her keeper Joanne Rudd on 'Gorilla Island' at Bristol Zoo. The hand reared Western lowland gorilla who was born at the zoo by emergency C-section on February 12 is taken out onto the island daily to help build her confidence and awareness of what will eventually become her new home. Although Afia's mother Kera, still isn't aware that Afia is hers it is hoped that the young gorilla who is enjoying a varied diet of sweet potato, leafy lettuce and pellets, will continue to get to know her family under the watchful eyes of her dedicated keepers
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10/30 9 August 2016
A surfer catches a wave as the sun sets at Fistral Beach in Newquay in Cornwall. The Cornish seaside town will play host to the annual Boardmasters festival. Since 1981, the Boardmasters surfing competition has been held in Newquay and is now part of a larger five-day surf, skate and music festival becoming an integral part of the continually popular British surf scene growing from humble beginnings, to one of the biggest events on the British surfing calendar
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11/30 24 July 2016
Newly appointed as manager of the England football team, Sam Allardyce poses for a photograph with an England scarf
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12/30 23 July 2016
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond (R), and British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport and Minister for Aviation, Lord Tariq Ahmad (L), listen to London City Airport CEO Declan Collier, as they pass a British Airways aircraft during a tour of the airport in east London on July 27, 2016. The British government hailed a £344 million investment to expand London City Airport on Wednesday as evidence Britain was "open for business" despite its Brexit vote
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13/30 22 July 2016
Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith speaks at a rally in London
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14/30 21 July 2016
Police close a road close to RAF Marham in Norfolk, after a serviceman was threatened with a knife near to the base
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15/30 20 July 2016
Tour de France winner Chris Froome celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris, France
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16/30 19 July 2016
Merlin Entertainment's Talking Donkeys are put through their paces in preparation for three days of children's donkey rides, celebrating the start of the summer holidays in London
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17/30 18 July 2016
David Barber, The Queen's Swan Marker, holds a cygnet, or young swan, during Swan Upping, the annual census of the swan population on the River Thames, in a week long exercise where unmarked mute swans are now counted - rather than eaten - in a tradition exercised by the British Crown for nearly 900 years, at Sunbury
18/30 18 July 2016
A 'Vote LEAVE' battle bus is re-branded outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster by the environmental campaign group Greenpeace. The bus which was used during the European Union referendum campaign and had the statement "We send the EU £350 million a week let's fund our NHS instead" along the side was covered with thousands of questions for the new Prime Minister Theresa May and her government about what a 'Brexit' might mean for the environment
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19/30 17 July 2016
US director Steven Spielberg poses as he arrives to attend the UK premiere of the film "The BFG" in Leicester Square
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20/30 16 July 2016
A Raticate, a character from Pokemon Go, a mobile game that has become a global phenomenon, in front of the gates of Downing Street in London
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London landmark, The London Eye is illuminated in blue, white and red lights, resembling the colours of the French flag, as Britons express their solidarity following the deadly attack in the southern French city of Nice A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a "terrorist" attack. / AFP / CHRIS J RATCLIFFE (Photo credit should read CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/AFP/Getty Images)
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22/30 15 July 2016
Armed police outside the French Embassy in London, following the death of at least 84 people, including several children, after a terrorist drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson addresses staff inside the Foreign Office in London
24/30 13 July 2016
New British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media outside her official residence 10 Downing Street in London
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David Cameron makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, before leaving for Buckingham Palace for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II to formally resign as Prime Minister
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Former Queen guitarist and campaigner Brian May poses with people dressed as Badgers during a photocall in London. The event was organised to 'urge' the government to abandon their planned Badger Cull which is to be rolled out in the Autumn
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Britain's new Conservative Party leader Theresa May speaks to members of the media at The St Stephen's entrance to the Palace of Westminster in London. Theresa May will become the prime minister who leads Britain's into Brexit talks after her only rival in the race to succeed David Cameron pulled out unexpectedly. May was left as the only contender standing after the withdrawal from the leadership race of Andrea Leadsom, who faced criticism for suggesting she was more qualified to be premier because she had children
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"An element of animal cruelty could be considered if the cat was injured or distressed. But if the cat keeps coming back home with shaved patches, this would suggest it keeps going back to whoever is doing it by choice.
"It could also be classed as criminal damage as the cat is somebody's property. Ultimately, if the perpetrator was found, officers are likely to give them words of advice and find out why they are doing this to establish a motive."
The RSPCA said it had also been alerted to the Cotswolds incidents and is urging anyone with information to call its inspectors.
"Shaving a cat in this way could cause huge distress to both animal and owner," a spokesperson said.
"We would appeal for anyone who may have information about who is responsible for this to contact the RSPCA on 0300 123 4999 or to contact the police."
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A pair of $79 winners helped create a pick six carryover of $219,861 for Sunday's card at Del Mar.Parimac won the first leg of Saturday's pick six after being sent off as the highest price in the 10-horse field and paid $79.60. Three races later, Mega Gift – also the highest price in the field and at the identical odds of $38.80-1 -- edged Dixie Law to earn a half-length win.A carryover of $122,914 heading into Friday's card at Del Mar led to a pool of $755,434 for that day's pick six. One winning ticket on Friday's pick six returned $545,005.60 to a Pennsylvania bettor.Saturday's consolation pick six paid $4,959.20 for five winners from a total pool of $393,496.
Longshots Lead to Pick Six Carryover at Del Mar
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