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Coordination Polymerization (Styrene and Polar Vinyl Monomers)

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Polar vinyl monomers; Statistical copolymerization; Stereospecific polymerization; Styrene; Transition metal-catalyzed polymerization

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Coordination polymerization of styrene and polar vinyl monomers is conducted by the use of early transition metal complexes as catalysts to afford highly stereoregular polymers. Statistical copolymerization of some polar vinyl monomers with ethylene is achieved by the use of late transition metal complexes.

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Polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) are important commercial polymers which are produced by radical or anionic polymerization. Living radical or anionic polymerization enables us to control of the molecular weight and its distribution of these polymers. However, it is difficult to obtain a high-molecular-weight polymer with controlled microstructures, i.e., stereoregularity, using these polymerization methods. Early transition metal complexes catalyze the coordination-insertion mechanism to give highly...

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Tanaka, R., Shiono, T. (2014). Coordination Polymerization (Styrene and Polar Vinyl Monomers). In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_180-1

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