Title: rotaxane constitutional repeating unit
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - rotaxane constitutional repeating unit
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13975
Status: current

Definition
Constitutional repeating unit (CRU) that has a rotaxane structure.

Note
Constitutional repeating unit is the smallest constitutional unit the repetition of which constitutes a regular macromolecule, a regular oligomer molecule, a regular block, or a regular chain.

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 2135. 'Terminology and nomenclature for macromolecular rotaxanes and pseudorotaxanes (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 2142 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-10-15)

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Citation: Citation: 'rotaxane 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.13975
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