Transition‐metal‐catalyzed copolymerization of olefins with polar monomers represents a
challenge because of the large variety of substrate‐induced side reactions. However, this …

The preparation of well-defined functionalized polyolefins via coordination-insertion
polymerization method is a hot topic in polymer science. Late transition organometallic …

Polyethylenes enjoy wide applications due to their many superior properties. The
incorporation of some polar functional groups into the otherwise nonpolar polyethylene …

Conspectus The most ubiquitous polymer, polyethylene (PE), is produced either through a
radical-initiated process or, more commonly, through a coordination/insertion process …

Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

In this perspective, recent developments on palladium and nickel mediated chain walking
olefin polymerization and copolymerization with polar functionalized comonomers are …

1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF REVIEW As one milestone in the history of
polymerization chemistry, the work of Ziegler and Natta has led to the rapid …

Ligands, Lewis bases that coordinate to the metal center in a complex, can completely
change the catalytic behavior of the metal center. In this Account, we summarize new …

Branched polyolefin microstructures resulting from so‐called “chain walking” are a
fascinating feature of late transition metal catalysts; however, to date it has not been …

The ability to carry out transition‐metal‐catalyzed copolymerizations of olefins with polar
monomers is a great challenge in the field of olefin polymerization. Palladium has been the …