Title: dormant polymer chain
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - dormant polymer chain
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14410
Status: current

Definition
Temporarily deactivated chain carrier.

Source
- PAC, 2009, 82, 483. 'Terminology for reversible-deactivation radical polymerization previously called "controlled" radical or "living" radical polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2010)' on page 487 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-04-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'dormant polymer 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.14410
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