A. Duda et al., PROGRESS IN MECHANISTIC STUDIES OF ANIONIC AND CATIONIC RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATIONS, Indian Journal of Technology, 31(4-6), 1993, pp. 222-233
Rapid progress has been made in recent years towards a better apprecia
tion of the mechanism of cationic and anionic ring opening polymerizat
ion (ROP) of cyclic monomers as well as devising new approaches to the
synthesis of well defined polymers such as telechelics, macromonomers
as well as block copolymers. This paper reviews the current understan
ding of the ROP process based on extensive kinetic analysis. The synth
etic applications of polymers derived from this process are highlighte
d.