Cyclic organosilicon compounds that may be employed as an electron donor
for polymerization catalyst systems, polymerization catalyst systems
employing the cyclic organosilicon compounds as an electron donor,
methods of making the polymerization catalyst systems, and polymerization
processes to produce polyolefin are disclosed. The organosilicon
compounds, which are useful as electron donors in polymerization catalyst
systems for the production of polyolefins, are represented by the
following formula: ##STR00001## wherein Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 may be
identical or different and are each hetero-atoms selected from the group
consisting of N, O, S, Si, B, and P, with the proviso that Q.sub.1 and
Q.sub.2 cannot both be N or both be O. R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be
identical or different and are each hydrocarbon-based substituents to
Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2, respectively. The subscripts m and n are
independently 0 to 3. R.sub.3 is an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic
group. R.sub.4 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms. R.sub.5
is a bridging group with a backbone chain length between the two
hetero-atoms Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 being 1-8 atoms. The bridging group is
selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic
bivalent radicals.