The Essential Handbook of Polymer Terms and Attributes

37 Coordination Polymerization

DOI: 10.1201/9781003161318-37

Coordination polymerization is a form of polymerization that is catalyzed by transition metal salts and complexes. Typical coordination catalysts being used are Zeigler-Natta catalysts.

Zeigler-Natta catalysts are complex compounds derived from transition metal compounds (for example, TiCl₄) from groups IVB to VIIIB of the periodic table and organometallic compounds (for example, triethyl aluminum) generally from groups IA and IIIA metals. Besides typical heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts described earlier, there are also homogeneous catalysts such as the Kaminsky catalyst discovered in the 1970s.

Coordination polymerization is another variant of addition polymerization which ...