Patent ID: 7524912

Claim:
A polymerizable composition comprising: A. a catalytic composition comprising an organometallic complex; B. non-polar olefin; C. a polar olefin monomer; and D. a free radical scavenger, wherein the organometallic complex comprises a metal center, M, complexed with at least one ligand, wherein the at least one ligand has a structure according to Formula (III) wherein M is selected from Ni and Pd; wherein X 1 , X 2 and X 3 are independently selected from a hydrocarbyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbyl group and derivatives thereof; wherein Q is selected from phosphorus and arsenic; and wherein R 15 is selected from —SO 3 , —PO 3 , —AsO 3 , and —C(CF 3 ) 2 O; wherein the catalytic composition is a catalytic composition that produces, by coordination addition polymerization of the non-polar olefin monomer and the polar monomer, a linear poly[(non-polar olefin)-(polar olefin)] comprising, as polymerized units, the non-polar olefin monomer and the polar monomer; wherein the linear poly[(non-polar olefin)-(polar olefin)] has a branch content of 0.0 to no more than 15 branches/1,000 carbon atoms, as determined by Carbon 13 NMR of the copolymer; and wherein the free radical scavenger is present in an amount sufficient to suppress the formation of a free radical polymer such that the amount of the free radical polymer formed is 0.0 percent by weight to no more than 1.0 percent by weight, based on the weight of the linear poly[(non-polar olefin)-(polar olefin)].