Polar group-containing olefin copolymer, process for preparing the same, thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer, and uses thereof

Abstract

The present invention is intended to provide a polar group-containing olefin copolymer having excellent adhesion properties to metals or polar resins and excellent compatibility therewith, a process for preparing the copolymer, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer, and uses thereof. The polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprises a constituent unit derived from an α-olefin of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and a constituent unit derived from a straight-chain, branched or cyclic polar group-containing monomer having at the end a polar group such as a hydroxyl group or an epoxy group and/or a constituent unit derived from a macromonomer having at the end a polymer segment obtained by anionic polymerization, ring-opening polymerization or polycondensation. The polar group-containing olefin copolymer can be prepared by polymerizing the α-olefin with the polar group-containing monomer and/or the macromonomer in the presence of a metallocene catalyst. The polar group-containing olefin copolymer and the thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer are used for films, sheets, modifiers, building/civil engineering materials, automobile exterior trim, electric/electronic parts, coating bases, compatibilizing agents, etc.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a constituent unit represented by the following formula (1), a constituent unit represented by the following formula (2) and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (3), having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of not more than 3, and having an intensity ratio of Tαβ to Tαα+Tαβ(Tαβ/(Tαα+Tαβ)), as determined from a  13 C-NMR spectrum of said copolymer, of not more than 1.0:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  and R 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R 3  is a hydrocarbon group; R 4  is a hetero atom or a group containing a hetero atom; r is 0 or 1; X is a polar group selected from an alcoholic hydroxyl group, a phenolic hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylic acid ester group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, an amide group, an epoxy group and a mercapto group; p is an integer of 1 to 3; and when p is 2 or 3, each X may be the same or different, and in this case, if r is 0, X may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 3 , and if r is 1, X may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 4 .  
     
     
         2 . The polar group-containing olefin copolymer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein R 3  in the constituent unit represented by the formula (3) is a hydrocarbon group of 11 or more carbon atoms.  
     
     
         3 . The polar group-containing olefin copolymer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein X in the constituent unit represented by the formula (3) is a polar group selected from a phenolic hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid ester group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, an amide group, an epoxy group and a mercapto group.  
     
     
         4 . The polar group-containing olefin copolymer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein R 1  in the constituent unit represented by the formula (1) and R 2  in the constituent unit represented by the formula (2) are each a hydrocarbon group of 2 or more carbon atoms and the crystallinity of said copolymer, as determined by X-ray diffractometry, is not less than 10%.  
     
     
         5 . The polar group-containing olefin copolymer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein R 1  in the constituent unit represented by the formula (1) and R 2  in the constituent unit represented by the formula (2) are each a hydrocarbon group of 2 or more carbon atoms and the crystallinity of said copolymer, as determined by X-ray diffractometry, is less than 10%.  
     
     
         6 . A branched type polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a constituent unit represented by the following formula (1) and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (4), and optionally a constituent unit represented by the following formula (5), having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of not more than 3, and having an intensity ratio of Tαβ to Tαα+Tαβ(Tαβ/(Tαα+Tαβ)), as determined from a  13 C-NMR spectrum of said copolymer, of not more than 1.0:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R 5  is a hydrocarbon group; R 6  is a hetero atom or a group containing a hetero atom; r is 0 or 1; Z is a polymer segment obtained by any one of anionic polymerization, ring-opening polymerization and polycondensation; W is a hydroxyl group or an epoxy group; p is an integer of 1 to 3, q is 0, 1 or 2, and p+q≦3; when p is 2 or 3, each —O—Z may be the same or different, and in this case, if r is 0, —O—Z may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 5 , and if r is 1, —O—Z may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 6 ; when q is 2, each W may be the same or different, and in this case, if r is 0, W may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 5 , and if r is 1, W may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 6 ; in case of p≧1 and q≧1, if r is 0, W and —O—Z may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 5 , and if r is 1, W and —O—Z may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 6 ; m is 0 or 1; n is an integer of 1 to 3; and when n is 2 or 3, each W may be the same or different, and in this case, if m is 0, W may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 6 , and if m is 1, W may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 7 .  
     
     
         7 . The branched type polar group-containing olefin copolymer as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein, in the formula (4), r is 0 and Z is a polymer segment obtained by anionic polymerization.  
     
     
         8 . The branched type polar group-containing olefin copolymer as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein, in the formula (4), Z is a polymer segment obtained by ring-opening polymerization or polycondensation.  
     
     
         9 . A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a constituent unit represented by the following formula (1) and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (6) and, optionally a constituent unit represented by the following formula (3), having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of not more than 3, and having an intensity ratio of Tαβ to Tαα+Tαβ(Tαβ/(Tαβ+Tαβ)), as determined from a  13 C-NMR spectrum of said copolymer, of not more than 1.0:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R 3  is a hydrocarbon group; R 4  is a hetero atom or a group containing a hetero atom; R 7  is a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 or more carbon atoms; R 8  is a hydrogen atom, a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 or more carbon atoms; Y is a polar group containing O and/or N; m and n are each an integer of 0 to 2, and m+n is not 0; s is 0 or 1; r is 0 or 1; X is a polar group selected from an alcoholic hydroxyl group, a phenolic hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylic acid ester group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, an amide group, an epoxy group and a mercapto group; p is an integer of 1 to 3; when p is 2 or 3, each X may be the same or different, and in this case, if r is 0, X may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 3 , and if r is 1, X may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 4 .  
     
     
         10 . A process for preparing a polar group containing olefin copolymer, comprising copolymerizing at least one α-olefin selected from α-olefins of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and at least one polar group-containing monomer selected from a polar group-containing monomer represented by the following formula (7) and a polar group-containing monomer represented by the following formula (8) in the presence of a catalyst comprising: 
 (A) a compound of a transition metal selected from Group 3 (including lanthanoid and actinoid) to Group 10 of the periodic table, and  
 (B) at least one compound selected from: 
 (B-1) an organoaluminum oxy-compound,  
 (B-2) a compound which reacts with the compound (A) to form an ion pair, and  
 (B-3) an organoaluminum compound;  
                     
 wherein R 3  is a hydrocarbon group; R 4  is a hetero atom or a group containing a hetero atom; r is 0 or 1; X is a polar group selected from an alcoholic hydroxyl group, a phenolic hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylic acid ester group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, an amide group, an epoxy group and a mercapto group; p is an integer of 1 to 3; when p is 2 or 3, each X may be the same or different, and in this case, if r is 0, X may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 3 , and if r is 1, X may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 4 ;  
                     
 wherein R 7  is a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 or more carbon atoms; R 8  is a hydrogen atom, a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 or more carbon atoms; Y is a polar group containing O and/or N; m and n are each an integer of 0 to 2, and m+n is not 0; and s is 0 or 1.  
 
 
     
     
         11 . The process for preparing a polar group-containing olefin copolymer as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the transition metal compound (A) is represented by any one of the following formulas (11), (12), (13), (14), (15) and (16) and the polar group-containing monomer is a polar group-containing monomer of the formula (7) wherein X is —OH;  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom of Group 4 of the periodic table; R 25 , R 26 , R 27  and R 28  may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a nitrogen-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group or a halogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 25 , R 26 , R 27  and R 28 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded; X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 — or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom);  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; Cp is a cyclopentadienyl group or its derivative that is π-bonded to M 1 ; Z 1  is a ligand containing an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a boron atom or an element of Group 14 of the periodic table; Y 1  is a ligand containing an atom selected from a nitrogen atom, a phosphorus atom, an oxygen atom and a sulfur atom; and each X 1  may be the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which has 20 or less carbon atoms and may contain 1 or more double bonds, a silyl group containing 20 or less silicon atoms, a germyl group containing 20 or less germanium atoms or a boronyl group containing 20 or less boron atoms;  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; R 11  to R 14 , R 17  to R 20 , and R 41  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 41 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded (except a case where all of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 41  are hydrogen atoms and a case where R 12  or R 13  is a tert-butyl group and the residual R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 17 r R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 41  are hydrogen atoms); X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 — or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom);  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; R 11 , R 12 , R 41  and R 42  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 11 , R 12 , R 41  and R 42 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded; X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and yl is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms (when all of R 11 , R 12 , R 41  and R 42  are hydrogen atoms, Y 1  is not ethylene), a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 — or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom);  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; R 41  and R 42  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 41  and R 42 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups Labs are bonded; X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 -, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 — or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom);  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; R 11 , R 12 , R 15  to R 20   1  and R 42  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 11 , R 12 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 42 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded; X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms (when all of R 11 , R 12 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 42  are hydrogen atoms, Y 1  is not ethylene), a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(QO)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 —or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom).  
       
     
     
         12 . The process for preparing a polar group-containing olefin copolymer as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the transition metal compound (A) is represented by any one of the following formulas (11), (12), (13), (14), (15) and (16) and the polar group-containing monomer is a polar group-containing monomer of the formula (7) wherein X is —NR′R″ (R′ and R″ may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group);  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom of Group 4 of the periodic table; R 25 , R 26   1  R 27  and R 28  may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a nitrogen-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group or a halogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 25 , R 26 , R 27  and R 28 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded; X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 — or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom);  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected fromn Group 4 of the periodic table; Cp is a cyclopentadienyl group or its derivative that is n-bonded to M 1 ; Z 1  is a ligand containing an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a boron atom or an element of Group 14 of the periodic table; Y 1  is a ligand containing an atom selected from a nitrogen atom, a phosphorus atom, an oxygen atom and a sulfur atom; and each X 1  may be the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which has 20 or less carbon atoms and may contain 1 or more double bonds, a silyl group containing 20 or less silicon atoms, a germyl group containing 20 or less germanium atoms or a boronyl group containing 20 or less boron atoms;  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; R 11  to R 14 , R 17  to R 20   1  and R 41  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 41 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded (except a case where all of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 41  are hydrogen atoms and a case where R 12  or R 13  is a tert-butyl group and the residual R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 41  are hydrogen atoms); X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 — or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom);  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; R 11 , R 12 , R 41  and R 42  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 11 , R 12 , R 41  and R 42   1  a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded; X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms (when all of R 11 , R 12 , R 41  and R 42  are hydrogen atoms, Y 1  is not ethylene), a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 —or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom);  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; R 41  and R 42  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 41  and R 42 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded; X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 — or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom);  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein M 1  is a transition metal atom selected from Group 4 of the periodic table; R 11 , R 12 , R 15  to R 20 , and R 42  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom; of the groups indicated by R 11 , R 12 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 42 , a part of the groups neighboring with each other may be bonded to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which those groups are bonded; X 1  and X 2  may be the same or different and are each a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a silicon-containing group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and Y 1  is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms (when all of R 11 , R 12 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20  and R 42  are hydrogen atoms, Y 1  is not ethylene), a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, —O—, —CO—, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —Ge—, —Sn—, —NR 21 —, —P(R 21 )—, —P(O)(R 21 )—, —BR 21 —or —AlR 21 — (each R 21  may be the same or different and is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a nitrogen compound residue in which one or two hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom).  
     
     
         13 . A process for preparing a polar group-containing olefin copolymer, comprising copolymerizing at least one α-olefin selected from α-olefins of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and at least one polar group-containing monomer selected from a polar group-containing monomer represented by the following formula (7), a polar group-containing monomer represented by the following formula (8) and a macromonomer represented by the following formula (9) in the presence of a catalyst comprising: 
 (A) a compound of a transition metal selected from Group 3 (including lanthanoid and actinoid) to Group 10 of the periodic table, and  
 (B) at least one compound selected from: 
 (B-1) an organoaluminum oxy-compound,  
 (B-2) a compound which reacts with the compound (A) to form an ion pair, and  
 (B-3) an organoaluminum compound;  
                     
 wherein R 3  is a hydrocarbon group; R 4  is a hetero atom or a group containing a hetero atom; r is 0 or 1; X is —OR, —COOR, —CRO, —C(O)NR 2 , —C(O)R (R is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group), an epoxy group, —C≡N or —NR′R″R (R′ and R″ may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group); p is an integer of 1 to 3; and when p is 2 or 3, each X may be the same or different, and in this case, if r is 0, X may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 3 , and if r is 1, X may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 4 ;  
                     
 wherein R 7  is a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 or more carbon atoms; R 8  is a hydrogen atom, a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 or more carbon atoms; Y is —OR, —COOR, —CRO, —C(O)NR 2 , —C(O)R (R is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group), an epoxy group, —C≡N or —NR′R″ (R′ and R″ may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group); m and n are each an integer of 0 to 2, and m+n is not 0; and s is 0 or 1;  
                     
 wherein R 5  is a hydrocarbon group; R 6  is a hetero atom or a group containing a hetero atom; r is 0 or 1; Z is a polymer segment obtained by any one of anionic polymerization, ring-opening polymerization and polycondensation; W is a hydroxyl group or an epoxy group; p is an integer of 1 to 3, q is 0, 1 or 2, and p+q≦3; when p is 2 or 3, each —O—Z may be the same or different, and in this case, if r is 0, —O—Z may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 5 , and if r is 1, —O—Z may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 6 ; when q is 2, each W may be the same or different, and in this case, if r is 0, W may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 5 , and if r is 1, W may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 6 ; and in case of p≧1 and q≧1, if r is 0, W and —O—Z may be each bonded to the same or different atom of R 5 , and if r is 1, W and —O—Z may be each bonded to the same or different atom of R 6 .  
 
 
     
     
         14 . A process for preparing a branched type polar group-containing olefin copolymer, comprising copolymerizing at least one α-olefin selected from α-olefins of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a polar group-containing monomer represented by the following formula (10), and optionally, a polar group-containing monomer represented by the following formula (8) in the presence of a catalyst comprising: 
 (A) a compound of a transition metal selected from Group 3 (including lanthanoid and actinoid) to Group 10 of the periodic table, and  
 (B) at least one compound selected from: 
 (B-1) an organoaluminum oxy-compound,  
 (B-2) a compound which reacts with the compound (A) to form an ion pair, and  
 (B-3) an organoaluminum compound, and then conducting any one of the following steps (i) and (ii);  
                     
 wherein R 5  is a hydrocarbon group; R 6  is a hetero atom or a group containing a hetero atom; m is 0 or 1; W is a hydroxyl group or an epoxy group; n is an integer of 1 to 3; and when n is 2 or 3, each W may be the same or different, and in this case, if m is 0, W may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 5 , and if m is 1, W may be bonded to the same or different atom of R 6 ;  
                     
 wherein R 7  is a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 or more carbon atoms; R 8  is a hydrogen atom, a direct bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 or more carbon atoms; Y is —OR, —COOR, —CRO, —C(O)NR 2 , —C(O)R (R is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group), an epoxy group, —C≡N or —NR′R″ (R′ and R″ may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group); m and n are each an integer of 0 to 2, and m+n is not 0; and s is 0 or 1;  
 
 (i) from the W portion of the copolymerized polar group-containing monomer, a Z portion is formed by anionic polymerization, ring-opening polymerization or polycondensation;  
 (ii) the W portion of the copolymerized polar group-containing monomer is reacted with a terminal functional group of a polymer obtained by anionic polymerization, ring-opening polymerization and polycondensation.  
 
     
     
         15 . A thermoplastic resin composition Ad containing the polar group-containing olefin copolymer of any one of  claims 1  to  9 .  
     
     
         16 . An adhesive resin comprising the polar group-containing olefin copolymer of any one of  claims 1  to  9 .  
     
     
         17 . A compatibilizing agent comprising the polar group-containing olefin copolymer of any one of  claims 1  to  9 .  
     
     
         18 . A resin modifier comprising the polar group-containing olefin copolymer of any one of  claims 1  to  9 .  
     
     
         19 . A filler dispersant comprising the polar group-containing olefin copolymer of any one of  claims 1  to  9 .  
     
     
         20 . A dispersion comprising the polar group-containing olefin copolymer of any one of  claims 1  to  9 .  
     
     
         21 . A film or a sheet comprising the polar group-containing olefin copolymer of any one of  claims 1  to  9 .  
     
     
         22 . An adhesive resin comprising the thermoplastic resin composition of  claim 15 .  
     
     
         23 . A compatibilizing agent comprising the thermoplastic resin composition of  claim 15 .  
     
     
         24 . A resin modifier comprising the thermoplastic resin composition of  claim 15 .  
     
     
         25 . A filler dispersant comprising the thermoplastic resin composition of  claim 15 .  
     
     
         26 . A dispersion comprising the thermoplastic resin composition of  claim 15 .  
     
     
         27 . A film or a sheet comprising the thermoplastic resin composition of claim  15 .