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Ring opening polymerization of cycloolefins by means of metathesis catalyst: Kinetic and thermodynamic effects on the product distribution
Author(s) -
Höcker Hartwig
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19860060108
Subject(s) - metathesis , polymerization , catalysis , product distribution , chemistry , ring (chemistry) , polymer chemistry , ring opening metathesis polymerisation , product (mathematics) , kinetic energy , photochemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
The metathesis reaction of cycloolefins is a ring‐opening polymerization with a metallacyclobutane system as the key intermediate. A kinetically and a thermodynamically controlled regime of the reaction clearly can be distinguished, the latter being characterized by a ring‐chain equilibrium.