Coordination Polymerization, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983 Polymer Science and Technology Series, Vol. 19

Edwin J. Vandenberg, a long time researcher at the Research Center of Hercules Incorporated, was the 1981 winner of the American Chemical Society Award in Polymer Chemistry, sponsored by the Witco Chemical Corp. Following is the citation of the accomplishments which led to this award. "In recognition of his pioneering research that advanced polymer science and that led to the discovery and development of isotactic polypropylene, epichlorohydrin and propylene oxide elastomers, new polymerization catalysts, and the hydrogen method of controlling molecular weights of Ziegler polyolefins." It was my pleasure to arrange a symposium to celebrate this award at the Atlanta Meeting of the American Chemical Society on March 30, 1981. In considering the broad range of Vandenberg's contributions to polymer chemistry, it was decided to choose the subject of "Coordination Polymerization" for the symposium. This area is both one to which Vandenberg has made major contributions and one of great industrial and scientific interest. Since Vandenberg has been involved in coordination polymerization in both ring-opening and a-olefin type polymerizations, both were covered in the symposium, whose program follows. 1. "The Polymerization of 1,2-Epoxides Catalyzed by the Condensation Products of Metal-Containing Compounds with Alkylphosphates", T. Nakata, Research Laboratories, Osaka Soda Co., Ltd., 9 Otakasu-cho, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Pref. 660, Japan.

Selectivity in Addition Polymerization.- Coordination Polymerization.- Molecular Level Elucidation of Stereospecific Polymerization of Methyloxirane Using a Well-defined Organozinc Complex.- Polymerization of Epoxides Catalyzed by Condensates of Organotins or Friedel-Crafts Type Metal Halides with Alkyl Phosphates.- Novel Catalyst Systems, Based on Organozinc Compounds and Group IVB Organometallic Compounds, for the Stereospecific Polymerization of Oxiranes.- Polymers and Copolymers of Methyl ? Epoxyalkanoates.- Stereochemical Aspects of the Polymerization of Cis and Trans Thiiranes using Chiral Initiators.- Stereochemical Aspects of the Cat ionic Polymerization of Chiral Alkyl Vinyl Ethers.- Tetraneophylzirconium and Its use in the Polymerization of Olefins.- Polymerization of Ethylene by use of An Organoscandium Compound.- Stereoselective and Stereoelective Polymerization of Racemic 4-Methyl-l-Hexene with MgCl2 Supported Titanium Catalysts.- Supported Catalysts for Polypropylene: Aluminum Alkyl-Ester Chemistry.- ‘Living’ Coordination Polymerization of Propylene and its Application to Block Copolymer Synthesis.- Mechanism of Ziegler-Natta Polymerization on the Basis of Data on the Number of Active Centers and Their Reactivity.- Some Aspects of Coordination Homo- and Co-polymerization of High a-Olefins,Cyclic and Allene Hydrocarbons.- Contributors.