title: Engineering of Syndiotactic and Isotactic Polystyrene-Based Copolymers via Stereoselective Catalytic Polymerization.
abstract: This contribution presents an updated overview of the different copolymers containing stereoregular polystyrene blocks. Special emphasis is placed on syndiospecific and isospecific copolymerization of styrene with co-monomers (ethylene and α-olefins, conjugated and non-conjugated dienes, styrene derivatives, etc.). The catalytic systems involved are described and the polymerization mechanisms are discussed. Alternative approaches (simultaneous, living, chain-transfer and graft copolymerization) and the resulting detailed structures and characteristics of the copolymers are also reported.
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226, F-35042 Rennes CEDEX, France. eva.laur@univ-rennes1.fr.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laur
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226, F-35042 Rennes CEDEX, France. evgueni.kirillov@univ-rennes1.fr.
authors.forename: Evgueni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirillov
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226, F-35042 Rennes CEDEX, France. jean-francois.carpentier@univ-rennes1.fr.
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Carpentier
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000737:chemistry; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013343:Styrenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D005030:Ethylenes; D008670:Metals; D011108:Polymers; D011137:Polystyrenes; D013343:Styrenes; C036216:ethylene
keywords: copolymers; isotactic polystyrene; polymerization; stereoselective catalysis; styrene; syndiotactic polystyrene