Coordination Catalysis in Additive Polymerization II
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 June 2022) | Viewed by 378
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organic and inorganic synthesis; homogeneous catalysis; macromolecules; coordination catalysis and organocatalysis for ring-opening polymerization; single-site catalysis in polymerization and transformations of α-olefins and dienes; synthesis of advanced petrochemical products; biodegradable polymers; actual materials for biomedical applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Further to the success of the Special Issue of Polymers "Coordination Catalysis in Additive Polymerization" , we are delighted to reopen the Special Issue, now entitled "Coordination Catalysis in Additive Polymerization II".
Since the mid-twentieth century coordination catalysis was playing a key role in design of novel polymers, in finding innovative polymerization processes and in development of modern technologies for polymer industry. Discovery of coordination polymerization of α-olefins by Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta in 1950s, followed by R&D in coordination polymerization of dienes, ring-opening methathesis polymerization and ring-opening coordination polymerization of cyclic esters, have led to basic understanding of the dominant role of the metal centers in formation of new bonds during the synthesis of macromolecules with given polymerization degree, microstructure and stereochemistry. Advanced polyolefins, "green" polydienes, biodegradable polyesters and special biocompatible materials for tissue engineering, drag delivery and controlled drag release – this is far not full list of the materials developed for humanity in recent decades using coordination catalysis.
This Special Issue focuses on creating a multidisciplinary forum of discussion on recent advances in the design of coordination catalysts and their applications in the broad area of additive polymerization processes, including homogeneous and heterogeneous polymerization and oligomerization of α-olefins, dienes, polar vinyl monomers, cyclic esters, epoxides, CO2, for creating a new-age materials.
Prof. Dr. Ilya E. Nifant'ev
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coordination polymerization
- metallocenes
- methathesis polymerization
- stereoregular polydienes
- polyesters
- polyolefins
- post-metallocene catalysts
- ring-opening polymerization
- single-site catalysts
- Ziegler-Natta catalysts
