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Emerging Palladium and Nickel Catalysts for Copolymerization of Olefins with Polar Monomers
Author(s) -
Tan Chen,
Chen Changle
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201814634
Subject(s) - palladium , catalysis , copolymer , nickel , monomer , transition metal , polar , chemistry , substrate (aquarium) , materials science , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , physics , astronomy , oceanography , geology
Transition‐metal‐catalyzed copolymerization of olefins with polar monomers represents a challenge because of the large variety of substrate‐induced side reactions. However, this approach also holds the potential for the direct synthesis of polar functionalized polyolefins with unique properties. After decades of research, only a few catalyst systems have been found to be suitable for this reaction. Some major advances in catalyst development have been made in the past five years. This Minireview summarizes some of the recent progress in the extensively studied Brookhart and Drent catalyst systems, as well as emerging alternative palladium and nickel catalysts.