Palladium catalysed copolymerisation of ethene with alkylacrylates: polar comonomer built into the linear polymer chain

Copolymerisation of ethene and alkylacrylates is catalysed by palladium modified with di( 2- methoxyphenyl) phosphinobenzene- 2- sulfonic acid (DOPPBS); a linear polymer is produced in which acrylate units are incorporated into the polyethylene backbone.