The present invention relates to ligands and the synthesis of those ligands for
use in metallocene complexes. More particularly, the present invention relates
to the synthesis of diarylsilyl bridged biscyclopentadienes using diarylsilyldisulfonates.
Even more particularly, the present invention describes Group IV metallocenes containing
diarylsilyl bridged bis-cyclopentadienyl ligands prepared from contacting a diarylsilyldisulfonate
with an organometallic indenyl reagent.