In this review, recent developments on late transition metal catalyzed α-olefins polymerization and copolymerization with polar comonomers are described. First, the polymerization mechanism of early and late transition metal catalyzed α-olefin polymerization is compared. Second, cationic catalysts bearing α-diimine and related ligands as well as neutral catalysts bearing anionic ligands for α-olefin homopolymerization are discussed in detail. Third, late transition metal catalyzed α-olefin copolymerization with polar functionalized comonomers is summarized. Special attention is paid to the regio- and stereo- selectivity induced by late transition metal catalysts in these polymerization and copolymerization reactions.

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晚期过渡金属催化的α-烯烃聚合和与极性共聚单体的共聚

在这篇综述中，描述了晚期过渡金属催化的α-烯烃聚合和与极性共聚单体共聚的最新进展。首先，比较了早期和晚期过渡金属催化的α-烯烃聚合的聚合机理。其次，详细讨论了带有α-二亚胺和相关配体的阳离子催化剂以及带有阴离子配体的中性催化剂，用于α-烯烃均聚。第三，总结了晚期过渡金属催化的α-烯烃与极性官能化的共聚单体的共聚合。在这些聚合和共聚反应中，应特别注意后期过渡金属催化剂引起的区域选择性和立体选择性。