Polydicyclopentadiene aerogels from first- versus second-generation Grubbs’ catalysts: a molecular versus a nanoscopic perspective

Combining a ligand photogenerator and a Ru precatalyst: a photoinduced approach to cross-linked ROMP polymer films

“…Consequently, the ratio of integrated area of sp 2 -C and sp 3 -C can give access to the fraction of cyclopentene involved in olen coupling (see Experimental section for calculation details). 35,63 Our calculations reveal a signicant contribution of olen coupling which ranges from 11 to 34%. Olen coupling of cyclopentene ring tends to increase with a higher concentration of NB: 11% (DCPD-100) <22% (NB-25) <26% (NB-50) <34% (NB- 75).…”

Editorial of Special Issue Ruthenium Complex: The Expanding Chemistry of the Ruthenium Complexes

“…Thus, syntheses of nanoparticles and materials with nanostructured periodicity have been elaborated [294,295]. Polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) aerogels, obtained via ROMP, that are low-density nanostructured nanoporous solids with high surface-to-volume ratios, target applications including thermal and acoustic insulation, porous membranes, superhydrophobic surfaces and antireflection coatings [296]. Nanostructures based on gold-anchored ROMP polymers were introduced as valuable materials for microelectronics, catalysis and optophysics.…”

Recent advances in metathesis-derived polymers containing transition metals in the side chain

“…Information on the physical characteristics of these materials is also included, with a focus on their present and future practical applications. Taking advantage of the considerable reactivity of ring-strained norbornenes and congeners and of their easy functionalization with many organic and organometallic groups it became possible to synthesize a broad range of polymers and copolymers by ROMP [ 35 – 36 ]. On the other hand it is well-known that ferrocene and numerous transition metal sandwich complexes exhibit great redox stability that allows fine tuning of their properties and applications in electrochemistry, sensing, catalysis, nanomaterials, etc.…”