Process for polymerizing olefins with non-metallocene catalysts

A process for polymerizing one or more olefins of the formula Rm—CH═CH—Rn where Rm and Rn are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom or an organic radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and Rm and Rn together with the atoms connecting them may form one or more rings, comprising polymerizing said olefin or olefins in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a compound of the formula I

• where
• M1 is a metal of groups III to XII of the Periodic Table of the Elements and
• D1 are identical or different and are each a donor atom of group XV or XVI of the Periodic Table of the Elements and
• D2 are identical or different and are each a donor atom of group XV of XVI of the Periodic Table of The Elements and
• Z is a bridging structural element between the two donor atoms D1 and
• X are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a C1-C10-hydrocarbon group or a halogen atom or OR6, SR6, OSO2R6, OSi(R6)3, Si(6)3, P(R6)2, P(R6)3, NCR6, N(R6)3, B(R6)4, substituted or unsubstituted pyridine or N(R6)2, and
• R1 are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20-alkyl group, a C6-C20-aryl group, a C7-C20-alkylaryl group, a C7-C30-arylalkyl group, a C2-C20-alkenyl group, a C2-C20-alkynyl group or a halogen-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or a heteroatom-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or Si(R6)3, where one or more radicals R1 together with one or more radicals R2 may form a monocyclic or polycyclic ring system, which may in turn be substituted by one or more radicals R6, and
• R2 are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20-alkyl group, a C6-C20-aryl group, a C7-C20-alkylaryl group, a C7-C30-arylalkyl group, a C2-C20-alkenyl group, a C2-C20-alkynyl group or a halogen-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or a heteroatom-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or Si(R6)3, where one or more radicals R2 together with one or more radicals R1 and/or R3 may form a monocyclic or polycyclic ring system, which may in turn be substituted by one or more radicals R6, and
• R3 are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20-alkyl group, a C6-C20-aryl group, a C7-C20-alkylaryl group, a C7-C30-arylalkyl group, a C2-C20-alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group or a halogen-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or a heteroatom-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or Si(R6)3, where one or more radicals R3 together with one or more radicals R2 may form a monocyclic or polycyclic ring system, which may in turn be substituted by one or more radicals R6, and
• R4 are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20-alkyl group, a C6-C20-aryl group, a C7-C20-alkylaryl group, a C7-C30-arylalkyl group, a C2-C20-alkenyl group, a C2-C20-alkynyl group or a halogen-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or a heteroatom-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group or C2-C20-alkynyl group, and
• R5 are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a C1-C20-alkyl group, a C6-C20-aryl group, a C7-C20-alkylaryl group, a C7-C30-arylalkyl group, a C2-C20-alkenyl group, a C2-C20-alkynyl group or a halogen-containing C-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or a heteroatom-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group, where a plurality of radicals R5 may together form a monocyclic or polycyclic ring system, and
• R6 are identical or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C10-alkyl group, a C6-C20-aryl group, a C7-C20-alkylaryl group, a C7-C30-arylalkyl group, a C2-C20-alkenyl group, a C2-C20-alkynyl group or a halogen-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group or a heteroatom-containing C1-C20-alkyl group, C6-C20-aryl group, C7-C20-alkylaryl group, C7-C30-arylalkyl group, C2-C20-alkenyl group, C2-C20-alkynyl group, and
• a are identical or different and are each an integer from 1 to 10 and
• b are identical or different and are each an integer from 0 to 3 and
• c are identical or different and are each an integer from 0 to 2 and
• d are identical or different and are each an integer from 0 to 2 and
• e are identical or different and are each an integer from 0 to 2 and
• f are identical or different and are each an integer from 2 to 20 and
• g are identical or different and are each 1 or 2 and
• h are identical or different and are each an integer from 1 to 4 and
• i are identical or different and are each an integer from 0 to 24 and
• j are identical or different and are each an integer from 0 to 10,
• with the proviso that complexes in which Za(R5)f is unsubstituted or substituted ethyl and D1 is nitrogen, R3 is hydrogen, d is 1 and two R2 together form a substituted benzene ring which is substituted by D2=O excluded.