Patent ID: 7700524

Claim:
A support-bound activator selected from: wherein: R 1 is a member selected from the group consisting of H and (C 1 -C 8 )alkyl; the subscript g is an integer selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; the subscript i is an integer selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; the subscript j is an integer selected from the group consisting of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; the subscript k is an integer selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, and 4; and the subscript m is an integer selected from the group consisting of 2 and 3; and wherein the support-bound activator is covalently attached to a solid or semi-solid support, wherein said solid or semi-solid support comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, controlled pore glass, polyacrylamide, poly(ethyleneglycol)monomethyl ether, polyethylene glycol, silica gel, cellulose, acrylic acid grafted polypropylene, polystyrene modified by polyethylene glycol, and combinations thereof.