polyvinyl ether

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Polymer prepared from a vinyl ether.
Notes:
  1. A molecule of a regular polyvinyl ether is described by the constitutional repeating unit:
    polyvinyl ether
    where \(\ce{R}\) is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl or substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, or substituted heteroaryl.
  2. Polyvinyl ethers are a subclass of vinyl polymers.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 1131. (Glossary of class names of polymers based on chemical structure and molecular architecture (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 1143 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'polyvinyl ether' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15258 RIS BibTex EndNote
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