Polymeric compositions

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYMER COMPOSITION WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING 1-35 MOLE PERCENT PROPADIENE AND 65-99 MOLE PERCENT OF ETHYLENE IN A LIQUID HLYDROCARBON TO A TEMPERATURE OF -40*-300*C. AND A PRESSURE OF 1-1000 ATMOSPHERES IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST SYSTEM COMPOSED OF (A) A COMPOUND CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE METAL OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF METALS OF GROUPS IVA, VA, AND VIA OF THE PERIODIC TABLE, IRON, COBALT, COPPER, NICKEL AND MANGANESE, SAID METAL HAVING DIRECTLY ATTACHED THERETO AT LEAST ONE SUBSTITUENT FROM THE GROUP CONSISTILNG OF HALOGEN, OXYGEN, HYDROCARBON AND J-O-HYDROCARBON; AND (B) A REDUCING COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF METAL HYDRIDES AND COMPOUNDS HAVING A METAL OF GROUPS 1, 11 AND 111 OF THE PERIODIC TABLE ABOVE HYDROGEN IN THE ELECTROMOTIVE SERIES OF METALS ATTACHED DIRECTLY THROUGH A SINGLE BOND TO A CARBON ATOM, SAID CARBON ATOMS SEELCTED FROM THE GROUSP CONSISTING OF TRIGONAL CARBON AND TETRAHEDRAL CARBON; ISOLATING A POLYMER HAVING PENDANT METHYLENE AND VINYL GROUPS AS INDICATED BY INFRARED ABSORPTION BANDS AT WAVELENGTHS OF 888 CM.-1 AND 993 CM.-1, RESPECTIVELY; AND OXIDIZING SAID POLYMER WITH AN AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PERCARBOXYLIC ACIDS, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE, ALKALINE HYPOCHLORITES, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CHROMIC ACID, CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID, PERIODIC ACID, THE OXIDES OF OSMIUM, VANADIUM, CHROMIUM, SELENIUM AND SILVER, HYPOBROMOUS ACID, HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, LEAD TETRAACTATE, CHROMYL CHLORIDE, OXYGEN AND OZONE.