Polymerization of olefinic hydrocarbons in the presence of vocl2 and as an activatoran aromatic compound

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PROCESS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF AT LEAST ONE ALIPHATIC MONOOLEFIN HAVING 3 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT SAID POLYMERIZATION IS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF BOTH A CATALYST CONSISTING OF VOCL3 AND AT LEAST ONE ACTIVATOR SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC AMINES, AROMATIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS, AROMATIC OXY-COMPOUNDS AND COMPOUNDS HAVING AT LEAST ONE CARBON-TO-SULFUR DOUBLE BOND, SAID ACTIVATOR BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST 0.1 MOLE PERCENT TO VOCL3; SAID AROMATIC HYDROCARBON BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BENZENE, TOLUENE, XYLENE, DIPHENYL, DIPHENYL ETHANE, TRIPHENYL ETHANE, FLOUREN, A METHYLNAPHTHALENE, B-METHYLNAPHTHALENE, ACENAPHTHENE, ACENAPHTHYLENE, PHENANTHRENE AND ANTHRACENE; SAID AROMATIC AMINE BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ANILINE, METHYL ANILINE, DIMETHYL ANILINE, ETHYL ANILINE, DIETHYL ANILINE, PARA-TOLLUIDINE, DIPHENYLAMINE, A-NAPHTHYL AMINE, B-NAPHTHYL AMINE, PHENYL-B-NAPHTHYLANILINE AND DINAPHTHYLAMINE; SAID AROMATIC SULFUR COMPOUND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THIOPHENOL, THIOCRESO, ALKYLPHENYLMERCAPTAN AND ALKYLPHENYLTHIOETHER WHOSE ALKYL GROUPS HAVE 2-10 CARBON ATOMS, DIBENZOTHIOPHENE, AND THIO-A-NAPHTHOL; SAID AROMATIC OXY-COMPOUND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ACETOPHENONE, BENZOPHENONE, A-ALKYNAPTHALENE, B-ACETHLNAPHTHALENE, 2-BENZOYLPYRIDINE, 3-BENZOYLPYRIDINE, 4-BENZOYLPYRIDINE, PEHN, BENZYL ALCOHOL, A-NAPHTHOL, B-NAPHTHOL, A-NAPHTHYLMETHYL ETHER, B-NAPHTHYLMETHYL ETHER, BENZYLETHER, BENZYLBENZOATE, METHYL BENZOATE AND BENZOIC CID; SAID COMPOUND HAVING AT LEAST ONE CARBON-TO-SULFUR DOUBLE BOND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CARBON DISULFIDE ZINC ETHYL PHENYL DIHIOCARBAMATE, DIPHENYL THIOCARBAZONE, DIMETHYL THIOUREA, TETRAMETHYL THIURAM MONOSULFIDE AND TETRAMETHYL THIRURAM DISULFIDE.