Title: terminal constitutional repeating unit
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - terminal constitutional repeating unit
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09630
Status: current

Definition
Constitutional repeating unit connected to only one other constitutional repeating unit.

Note
A terminal constitutional repeating unit may be connected to one or more end-groups.

Related Terms
- dendron (figure): https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09611
- hyperbranched macromolecule (figure): https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09615

Source
- PAC, 2019, 91, 523. 'Nomenclature and terminology for dendrimers with regular dendrons and for hyperbranched polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2017)' on page 535 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1217)

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Citation: Citation: 'terminal constitutional repeating unit' 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.09630
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