Polymerizable composition and process for polymerizing cyclical olefins
US5861443A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G61/08
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Process for the photocatalytic polymerization of a cyclical olefin or at least two different cyclical olefins in the presence of a metal compound as the catalyst, which is characterized in that a photochemical ring-opening metathesis polymerization is carried out in the presence of a catalytic amount of at least one carbene-free, bivalent-cationic ruthenium or osmium compound which contains at least one phosphine group, at least one photolabile ligand, and optionally neutral ligands bonded to the metal atom, a total of 2 or 3 ligands being bonded, and which contains acid ions for balancing the charge. The process can also be carried out by first carrying out the irradiation and ending the polymerization by heating. The process is suitable, for example, for the preparation of thermoplastics shaping compounds and the production of coatings and images in relief.
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