PROCESS FOR THE POLYMERISATION OF CYCLOOLEFINS AND POLYMERISABLE CYCLOOLEFINS

摘要

Process for the catalytic copolymerisation (ROMP) of strained activated cyclic olefins comprising contacting an activated strained mono(poly)cyclic olefin monomer of formula (a) with at least 1 wt.% of an activated strained di(poly)cyclic olefin monomer of formula (b) in the presence of a catalyst or an initiating agent wherein the group (c) represents a strained (poly)cyclic olefin, tail Y and spacer X comprise preferably electron withdrawing and property modulating groups whereby the monomers form a copolymer comprising the repeating unit (d) and at least 1 wt.% of the unit (e) which is adapted for subsequent cross linking of respective copolymer chains in the presence of heat and catalyst to form an amount of a cross linked copolymer comprising the unit (f), and polymeric products obtained thereby, novel monomers and intermediates, a method for selecting monomers for reaction a method for the preparation of shaped products by RIM or RTM, and shaped products obtained thereby.