Patent ID: 6974878
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: C07C,C08F

Abstract:
1. A complex characterized by one of the following general formulas: wherein each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 R 5 and R 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, silyl, boryl, phosphino, amino, thio, seleno, and combinations thereof; optionally, R 1 and R 2 are joined together in a ring structure and/or R 4 and R 5 are joined together in a ring structure; G is either nitrogen or 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 Groups 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; and m is 1, 2, 3 or 4.