Title: condensation polymerization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - condensation polymerization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01237
Status: current

Definition
Polymerization by a repeated condensation process (i.e. with elimination of simple molecules).

Related Terms
- Polymerization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04740
- elimination: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E02038

Source
- Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 18 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

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Citation: Citation: 'condensation polymerization' 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.C01237
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