ADMET: The Future Revealed

Abstract

Olefin metathesis has been embraced by polymer chemists as a method for creating well-defined polymers. In particular, ADMET and ROMP have emerged as the primary modes of metathesis polymerization. ADMET reactions are now common, found in textbooks, and easy to perform if the proper techniques are chosen. Much remains to be done, however, with work now focusing on silicon chemistry, direct control of tacticity in precision polymers, biological applications, modeling crystal lattices in common polyolefins, exploring solid-state metathesis reactions, and creating water-soluble ADMET polymers.