This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the symposium titled "In situ Spectroscopy in Monomer and Polymer Synthesis," held at the April, 2001 ACS National Meeting in San Diego, California, USA. The co-organizers of this symposium were Timothy Long, Judit E. Puskas, Robson F. Storey, and J. Andrews. In situ spectroscopic monitoring is gaining popularity both in academia and industry. FfIR monitoring is used most frequently, but UV-visible, raman, and NMR spectroscopy are also important. This book concentrates mostly on FfIR monitoring, both in the near and mid-infrared ranges. The first chapter is a short general overview of FfIR spectroscopy, followed by the symposium contribu­ tions. We thought that this would be especially useful for student readers. We hope that the book will present a state-of-the-art overview of research related to in situ spectroscopic monitoring. -Judit E. Puskas ix Acknowledgments This book would not have been possible without the dedicated effort of the chapter contributors and the symposium committee: Professor Judit E. Puskas Professor Timothy Long Professor Robson F. Storey Professor J. Andrews The symposium was financially supported by: ACS-Petroleum Research Fund REMSPEC Co. Wyatt Technology Co.

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to Real Time Infrared Spectroscopic Monitoring.- The Allure of "Molecular Videos": In situ Infrared Spectroscopy of Polymerization Processes.- Real-time Fiber Optic Monitoring of Solution and Suspension Polymerization Processes.- Investigation of High Temperature, Isobutylene Polymerizations Utilizing Real-Time ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy.- Application of FT-NIR Spectroscopy for Monitoring the Kinetics of Living Polymerizations.- Spectroscopic Techniques for Continuous Monitoring of Emulsion Polymerization Reactions.- Kinetic Study of Photoinitiated Polymerization Reactions by Real-Time Infrared Spectroscopy.- In Situ NMR Monitoring of Living Radical Polymerization.- Real-Time Monitoring of Isocyanate Chemistry Using a Fiber-Optic FTIR Probe.- Real-Time Monitoring of the Componnets in PVC Melt Compounds Using NIR Spectroscopy during Extrusion.- In Situ Analysis of the Thermal Elimination Reaction in the Synthesis of Poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) and PPV Derivatives.- Carbonylation of Methanol over Supported Rhodium Catalysts.