Coordination polymerization in which a propagating chain is able to transfer reversibly between the catalyst and a chain-transfer agent, thereby converting the active species into a dormant species.
See also: chain-shuttling polymerization, degenerative chain-transfer polymerization
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1138 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)