This comprehensive, truly one-stop reference discusses monomers, methods, stereochemistry, industrial applications and more. Chapters written by internationally acclaimed experts in their respective fields cover both basic principles and up-to-date information, ranging from the controlled ring-opening polymerization methods to polymer materials of industrial interest. All main classes of monomers including heterocyclics, cyclic olefins and alkynes, and cycloalkanes, are discussed separately as well as their specificities regarding the ring-opening polymerization techniques, the mechanisms, the degree of control, the properties of the related polymers and their applications. The two last chapters are devoted to the implementation of green chemistry in ring-opening polymerization processes.Of much interest to chemists in academia and industry. Dieser Band beantwortet Ihnen wirklich jede Frage zur Ringöffnungspolymerisation: Monomere, Methoden, Stereochemie, Anwendungen und Spezialgebiete werden gleichermaßen ausführlich und auf dem neuesten Stand beschrieben. Die wichtigsten Monomerklassen (Heterocyclen, cyclische Olefine und Alkine, Cycloalkane) werden jeweils separat besprochen; für alle Prozesse finden Sie Mechanismen und Angaben zu den Eigenschaften der polymeren Produkte. Zwei abschließende Kapitel diskutieren die Ringöffnungspolymerisation im Kontext der Grünen Chemie.