Patent ID: 6844404

Claim:
A batch or continuous process for the polymerization of olefins, comprising contacting one or more monomers selected from compounds of the formula RCH═CHR 1 with a Group 8-10 transition metal complex of a ligand of the formula VI, XII, IX, XIII, XV, or XXII and optionally a Bronsted or Lewis acid, wherein R and R 1 are independently H, hydrocarbyl, fluoroalkyl, or R and may be linked to form a cyclic olefin; R 3 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; R 4 is H, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or silyl; R 5 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; Z is O or S; U is —OR 10 , —SR 10 , —SeR 10 or —NR 10 R 8 , wherein R 10 and R 8 are each independently selected from H, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or silyl, and in addition R 10 and R 8 may collectively form a ring with nitrogen; G 1 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl and may comprise a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, thereby forming a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring comprising G 1 , C, and N; G 2 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl and may comprise a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, thereby forming a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring comprising G 2 , V, N, and N; V is —CR 6 , N, or —PR 6 R 9 ; wherein, R 6 and R 9 are each independently selected from H, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, silyl or heteroatom connected hydrocarbyl, and in addition, R 6 and R 9 may collectively form a ring with phosphorus; Ω is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; and, n is an integer between 2 and 6.