Chemical reaction between a chain carrier and a monomer that results in the growth of a polymer chain and the regeneration of at least one chain carrier.
Note:
The recommended symbol for the rate coefficient for chain propagation in a homopolymerization is \(k_{\rm{p}}\).
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1118 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)