Patent ID: 8710163

Claim:
A pyridyldiamido transition metal complex represented by the formula: (I) or (II): wherein: M is a Group 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 metal; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, and silyl groups; R 11 is selected from the group consisting of substituted 5 or 6 membered aromatic rings; R 10 is -E*(R 12 )(R 13 )—; E and E* are, independently, carbon, silicon, or germanium; each R 12 and R 13 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, alkoxy, silyl, amino, aryloxy, halogen, and phosphino, R 12 and R 13 may be joined to form a saturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl ring, where the ring has 4, 5, 6, or 7 ring carbon atoms and where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings, or R 12 and R 13 may be joined to form a saturated heterocyclic ring, or a saturated substituted heterocyclic ring where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings; each R 12 * and R 13 * is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C5 hydrocarbyls, and substituted C1 to C5 hydrocarbyls; R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, aryloxy, halogen, amino, and silyl, and wherein adjacent R groups (R 3 & R 4 and/or R 4 & R 5 ) may be joined to form a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclic ring, where the ring has 5, 6, 7, or 8 ring atoms and where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings; R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 15 , and R 16 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, substituted hydrocarbyls, alkoxy, halogen, amino, and silyl, and the pairs of positions, and wherein adjacent R groups (R 6 & R 7 , and/or R 7 & R 15 , and/or R 16 & R 15 , and/or R 8 & R 9 ) may be joined to form a saturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl or heterocyclic ring, where the ring has 5, 6, 7, or 8 ring carbon atoms and where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings; L is an anionic leaving group, where the L groups may be the same or different and any two L groups may be linked to form a dianionic leaving group; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; L′ is neutral Lewis base; w is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; Z is —(R 14 *) p Q-J(R 15 *) q — where Q or J is bonded to R 10 ; J is C or Si; Q is C, N, or Si; R 14 * and R 15 * are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyls, and substituted hydrocarbyls, and wherein adjacent R 14 * and R 15 * groups may be joined to form an aromatic or saturated, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl ring, where the ring has 5, 6, 7, or 8 ring carbon atoms and where substitutions on the ring can join to form additional rings; p is 1 or 2; and q is 1 or 2.