Metal- and metalloid-containing macromolecules are defined as large
molecules (i.e., polymers, DNA, proteins) that contain a metal or
metalloid group affiliated with the molecule. Compiled by an
all-star cast of macromolecular experts, Macromolecules
Containing Metal and Metal-Like Elements, Volume 2,
Organoiron-Containing Polymers:

* Provides useful descriptions of applications for the reader to
apply in his/her research into materials, polymers, and
medicine/drug development.

* Covers non-linear optical materials, speciality magnetic
materials, liquid crystals, anticancer and antiviral drugs,
treatment of arthritis, antibacterial drugs, antifouling materials,
treatment of certain vitamin deficiencies, electrical conductors
and semiconductors, piezoelectronic materials, electrodes, UV
absorption applications, super-strength materials, special
lubricants and gaskets, selective catalytic and multisite catalytic
agents.

Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz is Professor of Chemistry and the Associate Vice-President of Research & Graduate Studies at the University of Winnipeg.

Dr. Charles Carraher is Professor of Chemistry at Florida Atlantic University and Associate Director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies.

Dr. Charles Pittman has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University. He com-pleted postdoctoral studies with G. A. Olah, and served on active duty at the U.S. Army University of Alabama. He was appointed Full Professor in 1975 and Uni-versity Research Professor in 1977. Dr. Pittman came to Mississippi State in 1983 as Professor of Industrial Chemistry and Catalysis. He is also Research Director of the University/Industry Chemical Research Center.

Martin Zeldin is a Visiting Professor of Chemistry at the Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He received his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry in 1968 from Penn-sylvania State University.

John Sheats is the Chairperson of the Department of Chemistry and a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University.

• Provides useful descriptions of applications for the reader to apply in his/her research into materials, polymers, and medicine/drug development.
• Covers non-linear optical materials, speciality magnetic materials, liquid crystals, anticancer and antiviral drugs, treatment of arthritis, antibacterial drugs, antifouling materials, treatment of certain vitamin deficiencies, electrical conductors and semiconductors, piezoelectronic materials, electrodes, UV absorption applications, super-strength materials, special lubricants and gaskets, selective catalytic and multisite catalytic agents.

Series Preface.

1. Overview of Organoiron Polymers (Alaa S. Abd-El-Aziz).

I. Introduction.

II. Ferrocene-Based Polymers.

III. Polymers Containing Cyclopentadienyliron-Complexed Arenes.

IV. Polymers Containing Iron Carbonyl Complexes.

V. Iron Polyynes.

VI. Polymers with IronIron Bonds.

VII. Outlook.

VIII. References.

2. Synthesis and Properties of Hyperbranched Polyferrocenylenesilynes (Qunhui Sun, Han Peng, Kaitian Xu, and Ben Zhong Tang).

I. Introduction.

II. Polymer Synthesis.

III. Structural Characterization.

IV. Electronic and Thermal Transitions.

V. Pyrolytic Ceramization.

VI. Ceramic Composition.

VII. Magnetic Susceptibility.

VIII. Summary and Perspectives.

IX. Experimentation.

A. Materials.

B. Instrumentation.

C. Polymerization.

D. Ceramization.

X. Acknowledgments.

XI. References and Notes.

3. Ring-Opened Polyferrocenes: Metal-Containing Polymers for Materials Science, Self-Assembly, and Nanostructure Applications (Paul Cyr, David Rider, and Ian Manners).

I. Introduction.

II. Properties of Polyferrocenylsilanes.

III. Water-Soluble PFS Derivatives for Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly Applications.

IV. Metal-Containing Block Copolymers: Formation of Self-Assembled, Supramolecular Materials and Nanoscopic Ceramic Patterns.

V. Summary.

VI. Acknowledgments.

VII. References.

4. Synthesis and Solution Self-Assembly of Polyferrocene-Based AB Diblock and ABC Triblock Copolymers (Xiao-Song Wang, Mitchell A. Winnik, and Ian Manners).

I. Introduction.

II. Results and Discussion.

A. Synthesis and Aqueous Micellization of PFS-PDMAEMA,

B. Synthesis and Micellization of PFP-PFS-PDMS,

III. Summary and Outlook,

IV. References,

5. Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Polyisoprene-block-Polyferrocenyldimethylsilane Diblock Copolymers: Fabrication of Ceramic Nanolines on Semiconducting Substrates (Lan Cao, Mitchell A. Winnik, and Ian Manners).

I. Introduction.

II. Experimental.

III. Results and Discussion.

A. Block Copolymer Synthesis.

B. PI-b-PFDMS Micelles.

C. Fabrication of Ceramic Nanolines.

IV. Conclusions.

V. Acknowledgments.

VI. References.

6. Water-Soluble Polyferrocenylsilanes for Supramolecular Assemblies by Layer-by-Layer Deposition (Mark A. Hempenius, Mária Péter, Neil S. Robins, E. Stefan Kooij, Rob G. H. Lammertink, and G. Julius Vancso).

I. Introduction.

II. Synthesis of Polyferrocenylsilane Polyions.

III. Polymer Characterization.

IV. Multilayer Characterization.

V. Patterned Polyferrocenylsilane Multilayer Thin Films.

VI. Summary.

VII. Experimentation.

VIII. Acknowledgment.

IX. References.

7. Metal-Containing Polymers for High-Performance Resist Applications (Rob G. H. Lammertink, Igor Korczagin, Mark A. Hempenius, and G. Julius Vancso).

I. Introduction.

II. Organic Resists.

A. Chemical Amplification.

III. Inorganic Resists.

IV. OrganicInorganic Composite Resists.

V. Organometallic Polymers.

A. Polyferrocenyldimethylsilane as Reactive Ion Etch Barrier.

B. Printing of Organometallic Polymers by Soft Lithography.

1. Directed Dewetting.

VI. OrganicOrganometallic Block Copolymers.

A. Structure Formation via Block Copolymer Self-Assembly.

1. Synthesis of OrganometallicOrganic Block Copolymers.

2. Periodic Nanodomain Structures.