Title: controlled cationic polymerization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - controlled cationic polymerization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08985
Status: current

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

Note
Generally, the adjective 'controlled' should not be used without specifying the particular kinetic or structural feature that is subject to control.

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 1130 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

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Citation: Citation: 'controlled cationic 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.08985
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