ABSTRACT
Production of materials that combine the properties of metals and polymers has long been a matter of interest to researchers. There are a large variety of techniques to obtain such combinations, from preparing mixed polymer compositions with fine-powdered metals to the introduction of metal ions into preformed macromolecules using polymer-analogous methods. According to the high molecular compound chemistry, metallopolymers are expected to be preceded by metal-containing monomers (MCMs). They can be regarded as compounds composed of a multiple bond with its ability to open and a chemically bonded metal-containing group. Covalent-type MCMs are responsible for a relatively small fraction. Primarily this pertains to true organometallic "metal-carbon" bond monomers, and a somewhat larger group incorporates "metal-oxygen" MCMs. Ionic-type monomers belong to the most widely spread group typical of both nontransition and transition metals. The order of presenting the material follows the classification with respect to both MCMs and associated polymers.
