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Synfacts 2006(3): 0229-0229
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-931936
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-931936
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Alternating ROMP Polymerizations
M. Bornand, P. Chen*
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Further Information
Publication History
Publication Date:
21 February 2006 (online)
Significance
Modifications to the structure of the Grubbs" 1st generation alkene metathesis catalyst have led to the development of a ruthenium catalyst that generates an alternating ROMP copolymer between norbornene and cyclooctadiene. Control of the microstructure of polymers is required to obtain polymers of useful properties. The development of sequence-selective alternating ROMP copolymerization catalysts may yield novel elastomers and high-performance plastics.