Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1999 · 243 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisPolymer ChemistryPolymer EngineeringCatalytic MaterialsFree-radical PolymerizationOlefin PolymerizationPolymerization ChemistryPolymerization ProcessesRadical ReactionsAtom Transfer Radical PolymerizationCatalytic ActivityControlled PolymerizationControlled Radical PolymerizationMetathesis PolymerizationOlefin MetathesisOlefin Metathesis CatalysisPolymerization Of Vinyl Monomers
A new set of ruthenium complexes such as 1 and 2 (the Grubbs ruthenium-carbene complex) has been shown to mediate the controlled atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of vinyl monomers with exceptional efficiency. Furthermore, there is a striking parallelism between the catalytic activity of these compounds in olefin metathesis and in ATRP.