ABSTRACT
Covalent-type metal containing monomers (MCMs) can include both true organometallic monomers containing an M—C bond and some of the M—O monomers. Knowledge about this class of compounds is rather limited. However, in the last few years the situation in this field has changed; this fact is corroborated by the appearance of new original works concerning both the synthesis and the polymerization conversions of these MCMs. It should be noted that monomers incorporating M—C and M—O bonds differ greatly in a large number of properties and the ways they can be synthesized, specifically the syntheses of true organometallic monomers. These MCMs contain vinyl, allyl, styrene, and other groups directly associated with a metal. Extensive studies of their syntheses and properties date back to the development of preparative productions of organomagnesium compounds containing the corresponding radical. The literature contains no worthwhile systematic data on homopolymerization of the MCMs under discussion.
