Staudinger predicted a correlation between the physical properties of a polymer and its main-
chain stereochemistry as early as 1929. 1 However it was not until 1947 that Schildknecht …

The current development of the metallocene-based catalysts for syndiotactic polystyrene
(SPS) has been reviewed. SPS is a new semi crystalline engineering thermoplastic with a …

The polyolefins production has increased rapidly in the 40 years to make polyolefins the
major tonnage plastics material worldwide. In 2003, 55 million tons of polyethene and 38 …

The Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and development
on the synthesis, properties, and applications of polymeric materials. This groundbreaking …

A relatively compact, but nonetheless comprehensive, review of the most important
preparative methods for the synthesis and chemical modification of polymers. The contents …

Polyolefins are the most widely used commercial polymers and their functionalization has
been a long standing scientific challenge and an industrially important area. In recent …

Styrene underwent unprecedented coordination–insertion copolymerization with naked
polar monomers (ortho‐/meta‐/para‐methoxystyrene) in the presence of a pyridyl methylene …

In this review the scientific and patent literature on the synthesis of syndiotactic poly
(styrene)(SPS) is discussed. SPS can be obtained using titanium compounds …

The simultaneous chain‐growth and step‐growth polymerization of a monomer is of great
interest and importance because it can produce unique macromolecules which are difficult …

After the first preparation of syndiotactic polystyrene in 1985, the synthesis of this polymer
has gained much interest in the last decade especially in catalyst and polymerization …