2019.07.017). For examples, if they want to make a 100-unit polymer with the special monomer at about 30% of the total length, they first make a 30-unit polymer and then add the cyclopropene monomer.

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Polymerizations involving three monomers usually produce random terpolymers. Therefore, it was crucial to find a smart catalyst to regulate the monomer sequence during the polymerization, Xu explains.