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Polymer prepared from furan or a furan derivative.
Notes:
- The most widely used furan polymers are linear, branched, and network polymers prepared from (2-furyl)methanol, such as poly(furan-2,5-diylmethylene).
- Furan polymers prepared from furan-2-carbaldehyde (formerly furfural), such as poly(furan-2,5-diylcarbonyl), are usually referred to as furfural polymers, and they are conjugated polymers.
- Branching and network formation can occur through the condensation of methylene groups with terminal \(\ce{-CH2OH}\) groups.
- Comonomers such as phenols, aldehydes, and ketones are often used in preparation of furan polymers.
- Use of the terms "furan resin" or "furfural resin" for "furan polymer" or "furfural polymer", respectively, is discouraged.