Catalyst composition and process for the preparation of polymers

摘要

A catalyst composition useful in polymerizing carbon monoxide with one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds is presented. The catalyst composition comprises a metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table and an anion which is weakly or non-coordinating with the Group VIII metal and which includes an oxidant moiety in its molecular structure. A process for the preparation of copolymers catalyzed by this composition is also presented.