Abstract
The main advances in and problems of polymerisation, copolymerisation, as well as graft polymerisation of metal-containing monomers (MCM) are analysed. These are classified in terms of the type of bond between the metal and the organic component of the molecule into three principal groups, namely MCM with σ-, nv-, and π-bonded metal, are analysed. Attention is concentrated on the influence of the nature of the metal (both transition and non-transition) on the polymerisation process and on the properties of the products. A systematic account is given of the principal data for the polycondensation of metal-containing compounds. The applications of the metal polymer synthesised are considered.
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