Polymer containing ligand groups capable of forming bonds (or other attractive interactions) between two or more separate binding sites within the same ligand group and a single atom.
Note:
Chelating polymers mostly act as ion-exchange polymers specific to ions that form chelates with chelating @L03518@ of the polymer.
See also: chelation
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889. 'Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 895 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476040889)