Patent ID: 7357881

Claim:
A cyclic amide transition metal complex represented by formula (1) wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a C1 to C16 hydrocarbon, a perfluoroalkyl group or a halogen atom, R 7 represents an optionally substituted C1 to C18 alkylene or a perfluoroalkylene group, A represents a group having 1 to 3 quatemary ammonium groups substituted with a linear or branched alkyl group or linked with a linear or branched alkylene group, a cyclic quaternary ammonium group or a heterocyclic aromatic quaternary cation group which may be substituted with a linear or branched alkyl group, M represents a transition metal, L represents a ligand and Q represents an arbitrary counterion equilibrated stoichiometrically with a charge of the compound.