Title: inorganic polymer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - inorganic polymer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.IT07515
Status: current

Definition
Polymer or polymer network with a skeletal structure that does not include carbon atoms.

Note
Examples include polyphosphazenes, polysilicates, polysiloxanes, polysilanes, polysilazanes, polygermanes, polysulfides, etc.

Related Terms
- polymer network: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04742
- polysulfides: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04754
- skeletal structure: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05708

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 1812 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/IT07515/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/IT07515/xml

Citation: Citation: 'inorganic polymer' 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.IT07515
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