Emerging Palladium and Nickel Catalysts for Copolymerization of Olefins with Polar Monomers

Transition‐metal catalyzed copolymerization of olefins with polar monomers represents a grand challenge due to the large variety of substrate‐induced side reactions. However, this also holds the potential for direct synthesis of polar functionalized polyolefins with unique properties. After decades of research, only a few catalyst systems have been found to be suitable for this reaction. Some major advances in catalyst development have been made in the past five years. This minireview will summarize some of the recent progress in the extensively studied Brookhart and Drent systems, as well as emerging alternative palladium and nickel catalysts.

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