Title: primitive chain
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - primitive chain
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12271
Status: current

Definition
Polymer chain allowed to undergo reptation along the tube created by neighbouring chains.

Note
The chain can be depicted as a connected sequence of blobs.

Related Terms
- blobs: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12232
- reptation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12268

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 71. 'Definitions of terms relating to individual macromolecules, macromolecular assemblies, polymer solutions, and amorphous bulk polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2014)' on page 106 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2013-0201)

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Citation: Citation: 'primitive chain' 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.12271
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