Abstract
This article reviews recent polymerization results of allylic compounds as the basic research for the development of allylic resins. First, “allyl polymerization” is briefly compared with an ordinary vinyl polymerization and then, the polymerization results of monoallyl compounds, diallyl esters, allyl ammonium salts, allyl- vinyl compounds, and so on are reviewed placing emphasis on the fundamental studies concerned with head- to- head addition, cyclopolymerization, gelation, polymerization kinetics, polymer structure analysis, synthesis and polymerization of new monomers, and so on.
