Investigation into the ROMP copolymerization of peptide- and PEG-functionalized norbornene derivatives

The ring‐opening metathesis polymerizations (ROMP), using RuCl2 (PCy3)2CHPh, of a series of peptide‐functionalized norbornene derivatives have been investigated. Incorporation of a PEG‐monomer was found to prevent premature precipitation of polymer strands during the course of polymerization reactions and yield water compatible polymers in high conversions. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 3178–3190, 2007 Water compatible polymers from the ROMP copolymerization of peptide‐ and PEG‐functionalised norbornene derivatives, using RuCl2(PCy3)2CHPh.