We report here the integration of ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and ring-opening polymerization of the amino acid N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) to allow facile synthesis of brush-like polymers containing polypeptide as the brush side chains. ROMP of N-trimethylsilyl norbornenes rendered the preparation of poly(norbornene)s bearing pendant N-TMS groups. With no need to purify the resu...

A novel method for preparing α-norbornene methylene polystyrene macromonomer (NBMPSt) is reported. NBMPSt macromonomer ( Mn = 1.60 × 10 and PDI = 1.26) had glass transition temperature (Tg) of 107 C for polystyrene segment. Since the homopolymerization of NBMPSt macromonomer with number average molecular weight ( Mn ) 1.60 ×10 could not be carried out by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (...

S Chapter 1 Study of Chiral Arylimido Molybdenum ROMP Catalysts. Molybdenum ROMP catalysts with a chiral ortho-(phenethyl)phenylimido ligand have been prepared. Mo(CHCMe2Ph)(N-2-C 6H4-CHMePh)(O-2,6-C 6H3-Ph2)2 (1la) and Mo(CHMe 2Ph)(N2-C6H4-CHMePh)[BIPHENO(Me) 2(t-Bu) 4] (11b) were isolated and shown to effect the polymerization of 2,3-dicarbomethoxynorbonadienes. Highly-trans syndiotactic poly...

Polymers with their myriad functions are indispensable to any modern technology. Today, their production is largely based on fossil fuels. In view of their limited range, other sources are desirable on the long term. Beyond such considerations, renewable resources are also attractive as they can contain unique chemical structures. Thus, carbohydrates, fatty acids or terpenes contain a wealth of...

We report the synthesis of cyclic cobaltocenium olefins (cationic cobaltocenophane or ansa-cobaltocenium). This is prepared by ring-closing metathesis (RCM) diallyl cobaltocenium, which isomerizes into two different dienes. The isomerization terminal alkene at higher temperature results in thermodynamically more stable internal alkene, supported computational calculation. RCM these isomers prod...

Cadmium selenide nanoparticles, prepared by known methods, were stabilized with functional phosphine oxide 1, then used to support the polymerization of cyclic olefins radially outward from the surface by ruthenium-catalyzed ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). The conversion of compound 1 into the new metathesis catalyst 3 by carbene exchange and the subsequent polymerization of cycl...