styrene polymer

synonym: polystyrene
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Polymer prepared from styrene, or a substituted styrene, or both in admixture.
Notes:
  1. Macromolecule of a regular styrene homopolymer is described by the constitutional repeating unit:
    styrene polymer
    where \(\ce{R^{\upalpha}}\) and \(\ce{R^1}\) to \(\ce{R^5}\) are each \(\ce{H}\), alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl.
  2. Styrene polymers are a subclass of vinyl polymers.
  3. In common usage, "polystyrene" means a polymer prepared from pure styrene, frequently cross-linked with 1,4-divinylbenzene, rather than a styrene polymer.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 1131. (Glossary of class names of polymers based on chemical structure and molecular architecture (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 1145 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'styrene polymer' 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.15261 RIS BibTex EndNote
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