Abstract: | Ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene catalyzed by TiCl4 · 2L/CH3Li system [where L is tetrahydropyran (1), dioxane, 2,5‐dimethylfuran, or tetrahydrofurfyl alcohol] is reported. The obtained polymer was characterized by IR and 1H‐NMR. These catalytic systems effectively promoted the polymerization reaction. Seven influencing factors are discussed. When the aging temperature was 0°C, the aging time was 90 min, the polymerization temperature was 60°C, Li/Ti was 1.5–2, and the monomer/catalyst molar ratio ranged between 30 and 50, the polymerization reaction catalyzed by complex 1 yielded better results within a shorter period of time. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 662–666, 2001 |