Disclosed are a solid catalyst for producing polypropylene and a method for producing a block copolymer, particularly, disclosed are a solid catalyst for producing polypropylene, which has high activity and excellent hydrogenation activity and is capable of producing a block copolymer having high stereoregularity and a high rubber content by copolymerization of alpha-olefins, and a method for producing a block copolymer.

This invention relates to processes for forming hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated anionic polystyrene distributions via novel polymerization conditions. This invention also relates to novel hydrocarbon soluble super active saline hydride catalyst and reagent compositions useful in conducting the hydrogen mediated saline hydride initiated polymerizations of this invention. This invention also relates to novel low molecular weight polystyrene polymer composition formed exclusively from styrene and molecular hydrogen as the monomers.

The invention relates to a method of polymerizing at least one monomer comprising a vinylidene fluoride monomer, the method comprising putting in contact the at least one monomer with a polymerization initiator and an oxidizing agent, the polymerization initiator having the formula (I):
(R.sub.fSO.sub.2.sup.).sub.xM.sup.x+(II)
wherein R.sub.f is a fluoroalkyl group comprising from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and M.sup.x+ is chosen from a monovalent cation, or a divalent cation, or a trivalent cation, or a tetravalent cation.