To suppress the palladium content and produce an alternating linear copolymer having a good molecular weight in high yield.
Carbon monoxide is reacted with one or more compounds containing an alkenyl unsaturation in the presence of (i) a catalyst having formula I [Pd(chel)(chel')]++[A-]2 (chel and chel' denote each a nitrided or phosphided bidentate chelating agent; A- denotes a substantially noncoordinating anion which is neither unstable nor capable of forming an ester and is derived from an acid having <2 pKa) (ii) a cocatalyst of formula II [chel"H+][A'-] (A'- is same as or different from A-; chel" is same as or different from chel' and denotes a nitrided bidentate chelating agent) under operating conditions containing a dehydrated compound or without containing the compound in a liquid solvent.
GARBASSI FABIO (IT)
MESTRONI GIOVANNI (IT)
MILANI BARBARA (IT)
VICENTINI LIDIA (IT)