end-group

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A constitutional unit that is an extremity of a macromolecule or oligomer molecule. An end-group is attached to only one constitutional unit of a macromolecule or oligomer molecule.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. (Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2294 [Terms] [Paper]
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