Substituted aminomethylphosphines, compositions and coordination complexes of same, their synthesis and processes using same

A process of polymerizing comprising contacting an addition polymerizable monomer with a catalyst, said catalyst comprising a compound characterized by one of the formulas:

• wherein each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, saturated cyclic hydrocarbons, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, acyl, amino, alkylamino, acylamino, silyl, germyl, stanyl, siloxy, phosphino, aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, substituted aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl, heterocycles, substituted heterocycles, heterocyclicalkyl, substituted heterocyclicalkyl S-aryl and S-alkyl mercaptans and combinations thereof;
• and optionally R1 and R2 are combined together to form a ring structure and optionally, R3 and R4 are combined together in a ring structure;
• R′ is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylaLkyl, substituted arylalkyl, silyl, germyl, stanyl, phosphino, aryloxy, aryloxyalkyl, substituted aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl, heterocycles, substituted heterocycles, heterocyclicalkyl, substituted heterocyclicalkyl S-aryl and S-alkyl mercaptans and combinations thereof;
• M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Groups 4-11 of the Periodic Table of Elements;
• D is independently in each occurrence selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, halogen, amino, silyl, germyl, oxo, sulfide, alkoxy, hydride, sulfonate, acteate and combinations thereof;
• x is an integer from 1 to 3;
• and an activator.