The present invention relates to a metallocene compound having a functional group
that facilitates the preparation of the supported metallocene catalyst for olefin
polymerization and the olefin polymerization process using the same. The metallocene
compounds in this invention are strongly supported on the inorganic support due
to the strong chemical bond of the ligand of the metallocene compound with the
silica surface, which leads to minimize leaching of the catalyst during the activation
process. Therefore, the supported catalyst of this invention allows the olefin
polymerization process to proceed without any fouling in the reactor with a slurry
or a gas phase process, and the morphology and bulk density of the polymer produced
are much better defined than those produced by conventional methods.