backbiting

synonym: intramolecular chain transfer
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15382
Chain transfer from an active center on a macromolecule to another part of the same macromolecule.
Notes:
  1. An active center may be located anywhere along a macromolecular chain.
  2. Often, branching occurs or cyclic structures are formed as a result of backbiting.
See also: intermolecular chain transfer
Source:
PAC, 2008, 80, 2163. (Glossary of terms related to kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms of polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)) on page 2166 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'backbiting' 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.15382 RIS BibTex EndNote
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