Title: coordination polymerization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - coordination polymerization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08995
Status: current

Definition
Chain polymerization that involves the preliminary coordination of a monomer molecule with a chain carrier.

Notes
1) Coordination polymerization often occurs by pseudo-ionic polymerization.
2) The term 'metal-catalyzed polymerization' without explanation to designate coordination polymerization is deprecated.

Related Term
- pseudo-ionic polymerization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09007

Source
- PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1136 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

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Citation: Citation: 'coordination 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.08995
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