Title: f-functional branch point
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - <i>f</i>-functional branch point
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.F02351
Status: current

Definition
Branch point from which f linear chains emanate.

Notes
1) Examples are three-, four- and five-functional, branch points.
2) Alternatively, the terms trifunctional, tetrafunctional, pentafunctional, etc. may be used.

Related Term
- functionality: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/FT07505

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. 'Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1818 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

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Citation: Citation: '<i>f</i>-functional branch point' 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.F02351
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