Patent ID: 6946532

Claim:
A process for the polymerization of olefins, comprising contacting one or more olefins with a catalyst composition comprising a Group 8-10 transition metal complex which comprises a ligand selected from Set 20; wherein: R 2x,y are each independently H, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heteroatom connected hydrocarbyl, or heteroatom connected substituted hydrocarbyl; in addition, R 2x and R 2y may be linked by a bridging group; R 3a-f are each independently H, alkyl, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heteroatom connected hydrocarbyl, heteroatom connected substituted hydrocarbyl, or fluoroalkyl; and Ar 1a-d are each independently phenyl, 4-alkylphenyl, 4-tert-butylphenyl, 4-trifluoromethylphenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 4-(heteroatom attached hydrocarbyl)-phenyl, 4-(heteroatom attached substituted hydrocarbyl)-phenyl, 1 -naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 9-anthracenyl, or aryl.