Title: branched chain
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - branched chain
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.B00721
Status: current

Definition
A chain with at least one branch point intermediate between the boundary units.

Related Terms
- branch point: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/B00728
- chain: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C00946

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2293 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/B00721/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/B00721/xml

Citation: Citation: 'branched chain' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.B00721
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