polyurea

synonym: polyureylene
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15308
Polymer composed of macromolecules containing ureylene or N-substituted ureylene linkages in the backbone: \[\ce{-NR-CO-NR\bond{-}}\] where \(\ce{R}\) is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, or substituted heteroaryl.
Notes:
  1. An amino polymer prepared from urea and an aldehyde is excluded.
  2. A polymer containing only pendent ureylene groups is excluded.
Example:
polyurea
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 1131. (Glossary of class names of polymers based on chemical structure and molecular architecture (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 1172 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'polyurea' 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.15308 RIS BibTex EndNote
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