Title: coordinative chain-transfer polymerization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - coordinative chain-transfer polymerization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09003
Status: current

Definition
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.

Note
Coordinative chain-transfer polymerization is a form of degenerative chain-transfer polymerization (DTP).

Related Terms
- Coordination polymerization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08995
- active species: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08966
- chain-shuttling polymerization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09001
- chain-transfer agent: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08947
- degenerative chain-transfer polymerization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08909
- dormant species: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08952

Source
- PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1138 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

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Citation: Citation: 'coordinative chain-transfer 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.09003
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