Title: degenerative chain transfer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - degenerative chain transfer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08951
Status: current

Definition
Chain-transfer reaction that generates a new chain carrier and a new chain-transfer agent with the same reactivity as the original chain carrier and chain-transfer agent.

Related Term
- chain-transfer agent: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08947

Source
- PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1120 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

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Citation: Citation: 'degenerative chain transfer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08951
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