Stereochemistry and Sequence Control in ROMP

NBE strands from the surface [180]. Furthermore, anodization lithography was used to prepare nano-patterned polymer brushes on silicone [181], and the resulting nano-particles were functionalized by SI-ROMP [182]. SI-ROMP has been conducted using low-strain monomers such as CPE or cyclododecene to prepare polymer brushes [183]. SI-ROMP has also been conducted on cellulose fibers [184] as well as for the preparation of functional supports and materials [185-187]. 

This chapter discussed only a subset of the work conducted in the field of ROMP in the last 10 years, showing that. ROMP is a privileged polymerization method for the preparation of highly functionalized polymers and is used in almost every contemporary polymer research field. ROMP is fast, functional-group tolerant, reliable, flexible, and versatile, and allows the synthesis of a broad spectrum of different polymer architectures. However, precise control of the microstructure of the polymers is still a challenge, particularly in case of ruthenium-based initiators, which, in practice, are the most commonly employed. 

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