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

Abstract The ring‐opening metathesis polymerizations (ROMP), using RuCl 2 (PCy 3 ) 2 CHPh, 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