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Inside Cover: Incorporation of Vinyl Chloride in Insertion Polymerization (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 14/2013)
Author(s) -
Leicht Hannes,
GöttkerSchnetmann Inigo,
Mecking Stefan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201301461
Subject(s) - vinyl chloride , polymerization , materials science , copolymer , polymer chemistry , polymer , microstructure , cover (algebra) , vinyl polymer , thermal stability , composite material , chemical engineering , engineering , mechanical engineering
Insertion polymerization allows microstructure control in the synthesis of polymers made from vinyl chloride, the practical use of which is limited by their thermal stability, owing to microstructure defects from free‐radical polymerization. In their Communication on page 3963 ff. , S. Mecking and co‐workers report that catalytic insertion copolymerization of ethylene and vinyl chloride is feasible and gives chlorinated polymers. Cover art: I. Göttker‐Schnetmann, H. Leicht, and S. Mecking, based on a photograph by J. Holthof.