From Organometallic and Polymer Chemistry to Applied Materials Science: Transition Metal Catalyzed Synthesis of Polyolefins and Polyolefin-Based High-Performance Materials

摘要

A brief history of the development of transition metal-catalyzed olefin polymerization including the present status of polyolefin chemistry is given. The entire evolution of polyolefm chemistry will be outlined, giving ample attention to the development in the catalytic systems. Starting with the first generation PP catalysts (TiCl_3/AlClEt_2), the success story of organometallic chemistry, which resulted in modern supported and unsupported single site systems and finally functional group-tolerant group Ⅷ systems will be summarized. Where applicable, examples of technical application will be given. Additionally, organometallic chemistry responsible for selectivity but also for termination reactions as well as the various "living" systems and the adherent implications for materials science will be discussed. Finally, the impact of related transition metal-catalyzed metathesis chemistry on the area of specialty materials will be outlined.