Ring Opening Polymerization

Ring Opening Polymerization

Author: N. Spassky
ISBN 978-1-85957-057-9 

Published: 1995
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
Review Report

101 pages, softbound
$75.00
The dependence of polymerizability upon ring strain, the significance of ring-chain equilibria, and the potential for formation of cyclic oligomers are outlined. The mechanism and implementation of anionic ring-opening polymerization, cationic ring-opening polymerization, stereospecific coordinated anionic polymerization, free radical ring-opening polymerization, and ionic ring-opening copolymerization are described. A final section on ring-opening metathesis polymerization includes a brief discussion of catalysts, thermodynamics, stereochemistry, kinetics, and applications.