pre-polymer molecule

Also contains definition of: telechelic molecule
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04818
A @M03667@ or @O04286@ capable of entering, through reactive groups, into further @P04740@, thereby contributing more than one @M04018@ to at least one chain of the final macromolecule. A @P04817@ molecule capable of entering into further @P04740@ through reactive @E02092@, often deliberately introduced, is known as a telechelic molecule.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. (Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2290 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'pre-polymer molecule' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04818 RIS BibTex EndNote
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