Patent ID: 6897272
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: C08F,C08L

Abstract:
1. A polymerizable composition consisting essentially of: (a) one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of (1) an alpha-olefin, (2) ethylene, and (3) cyclopentene, optionally, further one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of alkyl acrylates and methacrylates, and acylic and methacrylic acids, (b) one or both of water and air, and (c) an effective amount of a catalyst comprising a diimine palladium or nickel complex having bulky substituents on the imine nitrogen, which substituents have steric bulk sufficient to permit formation of a polymer, which polymer has alpha-olefin, ethylene, or cyclopentene repeat units.