Catalytic Synthesis of Alkene-Carbon Monoxide Copolymers and Cooligomers : Springer : 9781402011290 : 1402011296 : 31 May 2003 : 217 2. COPOLYMERIZATION OF PROPENE OR HIGHER I-ALKENES WITH 218 CARBON MONOXIDE 2. 1. Ligands and polymerization conditions 218 2. 2. Spiroketal formation 221 2. 3. Enantioselectivity 222 2. 4. Higher I-Alkenes 226 3. COPOLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE OR ITS DERIVATIVES WITH 226 CARBON MONOXIDE 4. COPOLYMERIZATION OF OTHER OLEANS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE 230 5. ASYMMETRIC TERPOLYMERIZATION OF MORE THAN Two KINDS OF 232 OLEFINS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE 6. POLYKETONE CONFORMATION 233 7. CONCLUSION 234 Chapter 8. Chain Propagation Mechanisms 237 Ayusman Sen 1. INTRODUCTION 237 2. PALLADIUM (II) BASED SYSTEMS 238 3. NICKEL (II) BASED SYSTEMS 256 4. RHODIUM (I) BASED SYSTEMS 257 5. CONCLUSION 261 Chapter 9. Theoretical Studies on Copolymerization of Polar Monomers 265 Peter Margl, Artur Michalak, and Tom Ziegler 1. INTRODUCTION 265 2. COPOLYMERIZATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE WITH ET