Selective polymerization from olefin mixtures

During the past decade many exhaustive investigations into organic reaction mechanisms have been carried out and at the moment the theory of organic reactions is increasingly taking shape. That is also, in principle, the case for coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry. At the same time, analytical techniques have been remarkably improved. As examples, analysis of multicomponent systems by diverse chromatographic methods or short-time kinetic analysis should be mentioned. Great progress has been made using computer techniques in analytical chemistry, as well as in the elucidation of reaction mechanisms. Based on this development, it will be more and more possible to use mixtures as starting materials for conversion processes, and to realize the principle of "reactive separation". 160 ref.--AA