Unit 1
Newer Polymers and Polymerizations: Polymeric Liquid Crystals – Inorganic and Organometallic polymers – Synthesis and reactions of Phosphorus – Nitrogen polymers – Boron – Silicone polymers. Cyclisation versus Linear Polymerization – Molecular weight control in linear polymerization – Molecular weight distribution in linear polymerization – Molecular weight distributions in nonlinear polymerization – Multichain Polymerization – Metallocene Polymerization.