Zhong-wen DIAO, Qing WU. Research and Development in Addition Polymerization of Cycloolef ins[J]. Polymer Bulletin, 2001,14(1):53-59. DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2001.01.008.
The research and development of addition polymerization of cycloolefins and the properties of polycycloolefins are reviewed. This paper mainly describes the typies of the catalysts
including typical Ziegler-Natta catalysts
metallocene catalysts and posttransition metals such as Pd and Ni complexes
and their catalyzing specificity for the cycloolefins homopolymerization and copolymerization with T-olefins. Mechanism of the polymerization with different catalysts and properties and applications of the cycloolefin polymers and the cycloolefin-T-olefin copolymers are also introduced.