Patent ID: 6664350
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: C08F,Y10S

Abstract:
A catalyst for the addition polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers comprising a supported ligand of General Formula 1:S(D)nâ€ƒâ€ƒFormula 1 where:S is the support, D is a compound attached to the support, said compound being capable of complexing with a transition metal ion, and n is an integer of one or more; in combination with a) a compound of: MYâ€ƒâ€ƒFormula 30 where:M is a transition metal in a low valency state or a transition metal in a low valency state co-ordinated to at least one co-ordinating non-charged ligand, wherein the transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cu(I), Fe(II), Co(II), Ru(II), Ni(II), Rh(I), and Ru(III), and Y is a mono- or polyvalent counter ion; and b) an initiator compound comprising a homolytically cleavable bond with a halogen atom.