Patent ID: 6316663
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: C07C,C08F

Abstract:
A process for polymerizing an olefin, diolefin or acetylenically unsaturated compound, comprising contacting said olefin, diolefin or acetylenically unsaturated compound to a complex that can be characterized by one of the following general formulas: ##STR14##whereineach R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aryloxy, silyl, boryl, phosphino, amino, thio, seleno, and combinations thereof; optionally, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are joined together in a ring structure and/or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are joined together in ring structure;G is either nitrogen of oxygen and a is 0 or 1 depending on G;b is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;M is a transition metal selected from the group consisting of Group 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements;L is independently each occurrence, a ligand;n is a number 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; andm is 1, 2, 3 or 4.