polypyrrone

synonyms: polybenzimidazolimides, polybenzimidazolones, polybenzimidazopyrrolones, polyimidazopyrrolones, polyisoindolobenzimidazole, polyisoindolobenzimidazoles
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15296
Polymer composed of single strand or ladder macromolecules comprising isoindolo[2,1-a]benzimidazole (formerly pyrrone) constitutional repeating units such as:
polypyrrone
where \(\ce{Z}\) is a divalent linking group or atom.
polypyrrone
Notes:
  1. Polypyrrones are also referred to as polybenzimidazolimides, polybenzimidazolones, polybenzimidazopyrrolones, polybenzoylenebenzimidazoles (usage strongly discouraged), polyimidazopyrrolones, and polyisoindolobenzimidazoles.
  2. Pyrrone is not an IUPAC approved name.
Example:
polypyrrone
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 1131. (Glossary of class names of polymers based on chemical structure and molecular architecture (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 1164 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'polypyrrone' 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.15296 RIS BibTex EndNote
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