Metathesis Polymerization of Olefins and Polymerization of Alkynes : Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Ring-opening Metathesis Polymerization of Olefins and Polymerization of Alkynes, Akcay-Balikesir, Turkey, 3-16 September 1995

This book contains contributions from inorganic, organic and polymer chemists, who report on the state of the art in ring opening metathesis polymerization, acyclic diene metathesis and alkyne polymerization.

Preface. Part I: Metathesis Polymerization of Olefins: Romp and Admet. Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization by Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene Complexes; R.R. Schrock. Metathesis of Low-Strain Olefins and Functionalized Olefins with New Ruthenium-Based Catalyst Systems; A.F. Noels, A. Demonceau. Synthesis of Aryloxide Tungsten (VI) Complexes and Their Application in Olefin Metathesis; F. Lefebvre, et al. Novel Catalysts for Addition Polymerization of Norbornene and its Derivatives; K.L. Makovetsky, et al. The Use of Non-Traditional Catalysts in the ROMP of Cycloolefins; K.L. Makovetsky. Correlation between Catalyst Nature and Polymer Selectivity in ROMP of Cycloolefins with WCl6-Based Catalytic Systems; V. Dragutan, et al. Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Cycloolefins Using Tungsten-Tetraphenylporphyrinate Catalysts; V. Dragutan, et al. Metathesis Ring-Chain Equilibrium in Cyclobutene and 1-Methylcyclobutene Systems; E. Thorn- Csányi. Olefin Cyclopropanation or Olefin Metathesis with Late Transition Metal Complexes? A.F. Noels, A. Demonceau. Initiation, Propagation and Termination of Olefin Metathesis Reactions; L. Bencze, et al. Synthesis of Membrane Materials by ROMP of Norbornenes; E.Sh. Finkelshtein, et al. Olefin Metathesis in Organosilicon Chemistry; E.Sh. Finkelshtein. Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers via ROMP. Influence of Content of Mesogenic Groups and Tacticity on the LC Behaviour; M. Ungerank, et al. Optically Active Polymers via ROMP of Enantiomerically Pure Monomers; F. Stelzer, et al. Synthesis of Well-Defined Graft Copolymers via Coupled Living Anionic and Living Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerisation; E. Khosravi. Recent Developments in the Synthesis of Fluorinated Homopolymers and Block Copolymers via Living RingOpening Metathesis Polymerisation; E. Khosravi. Formation of Hydrocarbon and Functionalized Polymers by Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) Polymerization; K.B. Wagener, P.S. Wolfe. A New Synthetic Route to Soluble Conjugated Polymers with Valuable Optical Properties; P. Kraxner, E. Thorn-Csányi. Metathesis Depolymerization Chemistry as a Means of Recycling Polymers to Telechelics and Fine Organic Chemicals; K.B. Wagener, et al. Quantitative Determination of the Microstructure and Composition of Crosslinked Rubber Blends; H.-D. Luginsland, E. Thorn-Csányi. Industrial Applications of the Olefin Metathesis Reaction; F. Lefebvre, J.-M. Basset. Part II: Alkyne Polymerization. Living Polymerization of Alkynes by Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene Complexes; R.R. Schrock. Catalytic Transformation of Alkenes and Alkynes in the Presence of Group 6 Metal Carbonyls; T. Szymáska-Buzar. Part III: Molecular Modeling and Alkene Polymerization. Derivatives of Chromocene in Ethylene Polymerisation; B.R. Messere, et al. A Possible Mechanism of Polymer Formation from &agr;,&bgr;-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds under the Influence of Metathesis Catalytic Systems; Ch. Jossifov. Molecular Mechanical Modeling of the Metathesis-Active Tungsta-Carbenes; L. Bencze, R.K. Szilágyi.