Mono-Cyclopentadienyl Titanium and Rare-Earth Metal Catalysts for Syndiospecific Polymerization of Styrene and Its Derivatives
Junsong Wang,
Mingming Bai,
Wenyan Wang,
Handou Zheng,
Chunyu Feng,
Jiayue Gu,
Guoliang Mao,
Haiyang Gao
Affiliations
Junsong Wang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Polyolefin New Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
Mingming Bai
Blue Ocean New Materials (Tongzhou Bay) Co., Ltd., Nantong 226000, China
Wenyan Wang
Daqing Petrochemical Research Center, Petrochemical Research Institute of PetroChina, Daqing 163714, China
Handou Zheng
PCFM Lab, GD HPPC Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Chunyu Feng
PCFM Lab, GD HPPC Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Jiayue Gu
PCFM Lab, GD HPPC Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Guoliang Mao
Provincial Key Laboratory of Polyolefin New Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
Haiyang Gao
PCFM Lab, GD HPPC Lab, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) is an important class of engineering plastics, primarily produced through metal-catalyzed highly stereoselective polymerization of styrene monomer. This paper summarizes the advances in metal catalysts for syndiospecific polymerization of styrene and its derivatives including mono-cyclopentadienyl titanium and rare-earth metal catalysts. The effects of the cyclopentadienyl, the metal center, and the ancillary ligand on styrene polymerization are emphasized. It provides a practical reference for polymer and organometallic chemists who are interested in developing and designing highly efficient mono-cyclopentadienyl metal catalysts for the synthesis of sPS and functionalized sPS.
