The effect of varying catalyst architecture on the microstructure of polymer produced by cis-selective ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) using cyclometalated ruthenium metathesis catalysts is investigated. A variety of norbornene-derivative monomers are used to determine tacticity and blockiness of the generated polymer. In addition, the ROMP of several cycloalkenes is investigated. Kinetics studies have been conducted to determine the activity of these catalysts for polymerization.

Cis-selective ring-opening metathesis polymerizations using ruthenium catalysts

248th National Meeting (2014)

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