Title: nucleophilic chain polymerization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - nucleophilic chain polymerization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08982
Status: current

Definition
Chain polymerization in which the active centres are nucleophilic species.

Note
Anionic polymerization is an example of nucleophilic chain polymerization.

Example
Non-ionic nucleophilic species are nitrogen and sulfur lone pairs.

Source
- PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1129 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

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Citation: Citation: 'nucleophilic chain 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.08982
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