Polymerization and copolymerization of metal-containing monomers as a means of preparing immobilized catalysts

Conditions for preparing polymer-supported metal complex catalysts by polymerization and copolymerization of metal-containing monomers (MCM), i.e., compounds with a metal-containing unit and a multiple bond capable of polymerization, were analysed. Three main types of MCM, their composition and structure, and peculiarities of their homo- and copolymerization are described. The main conversions different from polymerization of conventional monomers are highlighted. The structural arrangement of both the metal complexes and the MCM-based polymers are considered, as well as the conversion observed upon incorporation in the macrochain. The main directions of application of MCM and MCM-based polymers in catalysis are defined.