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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the polymerization rate compared to bipyridines by using a bipyridine or various other polydentate ligands which can be a substitute for substituted bipyridines as a catalyst, thereby increasing productivity. Provide an initiator system that can be enhanced. SOLUTION: (1) At least one radical generator compound and (2) a formula MA a (L) n wherein M = Cu, Ag, or Au; A halogen, pseudohalogen, or carboxylate group; L = M A = 1 or 2; n = 1, 2, or 3] in the presence of at least one metal complex catalyst represented by the formula: The monomers are polymerized or copolymerized in bulk, in solution, in emulsion, or in suspension. |