Title: controlled ionic polymerization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - controlled ionic polymerization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08973
Status: current

Definition
Term indicating control of a certain kinetic feature of an ionic polymerization or structural aspect of the polymer molecules formed by ionic polymerization, or both.

Notes
1) Generally, the adjective 'controlled' should not be used without specifying the particular kinetic or structural feature that is subject to control.
2) The term controlled ionic polymerization is sometimes used to indicate that the initiation is complete within a period that is short with respect to that for propagation such that dispersities are very low and the molar mass can be precisely predicted based on the initial reagent concentrations.

Related Term
- controlled polymerization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08908

Source
- PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1126 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

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Citation: Citation: 'controlled ionic polymerization' 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.08973
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