dead polymer chain

synonym: dead macromolecule (in RDP)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08950
Polymer chain which plays no active role in the polymerization.
Notes:
  1. A dead polymer chain is a chain unlikely to be activated or reactivated to form a propagating species under the polymerization conditions within the timescale of the polymerization.
  2. The products of chain termination and irreversible chain transfer comprise dead polymer chains.
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. (Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)) on page 1120 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'dead polymer chain' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08950 RIS BibTex EndNote
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