During the last two decades, poly (dicyclopentadiene) prepared by Ring-opening Metathesis
Polymerisation has emerged as an important competitor for epoxy-and polyester resins. This …

Conspectus The most important means for tuning and improving a catalyst's properties is the
delicate exchange of the ligand shell around the central metal atom. Perhaps for no other …

Light-induced catalysis and thermoplasmonics are promising fields creating many
opportunities for innovative research. Recent advances in light-induced olefin metathesis …

Thermosets present sustainability challenges that could potentially be addressed through
the design of deconstructable variants with tunable properties; however, the combinatorial …

Polymer growth induces physical changes to catalyst microenvironments. Here, these
physical changes are quantified in real time and are found to influence microscale chemical …

Olefin metathesis is one of the most important methods to form carbon–carbon double bonds
and has found many applications in industry and academia. The ability to initiate the …

Polydicyclopentadiene (PDCPD) is a tough, heavily crosslinked thermoset polymer that has
high heat, chemical, and impact resistance coupled with a low density. Current limitations to …

A trifluoromethyl sulfur‐chelated ruthenium benzylidene, Ru‐S‐CF3‐I, was synthesized and
characterized. This latent precatalyst provides a distinct activity and selectivity profiles for …

The ligand shell that surrounds an active metal center has a paramount effect on its reactivity
and properties. In this work, the photoswitchable nature of phosphite olefin metathesis …

We use molecular simulations and experiments to rationalize the properties of a class of
networks based on dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), a polymer with excellent fracture toughness …