Hexahydrocyclopenta[e]-as-indacen-1-yl and octahydrobenzo[e]-as-indacen-1-yl based catalyst complexes and process for use thereof

A transition metal compound represented by Formula (2a) or (2b):

• wherein M is a group 4 metal;
• L is a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic or polycyclic arenyl ligand bonded to M, or a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic or polycyclic heteroarenyl ligand bonded to M, or is represented by the formula JR′z-y where J is a group 15 or 16 heteroatom bonded to M, R′ is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl substituent bonded to J, and z is 2 when J is a group 15 heteroatom and z is 1 when J is a group 16 heteroatom;
• T is a bridging group;
• y is 1 or 0, indicating the presence or absence of bridging group T;
• each R2 and R3 is independently hydrogen, or a C1-C50 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl or silylcarbyl;
• each Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Ra′, Rb′, Rc′, Rd′, Re′, Rf′ and Rg′ is independently C1-C10 alkyl, or hydrogen;
• and
• each X is independently a univalent anionic ligand, or two Xs are joined and bound to the metal atom to form a metallocycle ring, or two Xs are joined to form a chelating ligand, a diene ligand, or an alkylidene ligand.

A transition metal compound represented by Formula (4a) or (4b):

• wherein M is a group 4 metal;
• T is a bridging group;
• y is 1 or 0, indicating the presence or absence of T:
• each R2 and R3 is independently hydrogen, or a C1-C50 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl or silylcarbyl;
• each Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Ra′, Rb′, Rc′, Rd′, Re′, Rf′ and Rg′ is independently C1-C10 alkyl or hydrogen;
• J is a group 15 or 16 heteroatom bonded to M;
• R′ is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl substituent bonded to J, and z is 2 when J is a group 15 heteroatom and z is 1 when J is a group 16 heteroatom;
• and
• each X is independently a univalent anionic ligand, or two Xs are joined and bound to the metal atom to form a metallocycle ring, or two Xs are joined to form a chelating ligand, a diene ligand or an alkylidene ligand.

A transition metal compound represented by Formula (3a) or (3b):

• wherein M is a group 4 metal;
• T is a bridging group;
• y is 1 or 0, indicating the presence or absence of T;
• each R2 and R3 is independently hydrogen, or a C1-C50 substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl or silylcarbyl;
• each Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Ra′, Rb′, Rc′, Rd′, Re′, Rf′ and Rg′ is independently C1-C10 alkyl or hydrogen;
• and
• each X is independently a univalent anionic ligand, or two Xs are joined and bound to the metal atom to form a metallocycle ring, or two Xs are joined to form a chelating ligand, a diene ligand or an alkylidene ligand.