Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, Vol. 73, No. 9, pp. 1511-1519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200173091511
MACROMOLECULAR DIVISION
COMMISSION ON MACROMOLECULAR NOMENCLATURE
Generic source-based nomenclature for polymers(IUPAC Recommendations 2001)
Abstract:
The commission has already published two documents on the source-based names of linear copolymers and nonlinear polymers; however, in some cases this nomenclature leads to ambiguous names. The present document proposes a generic source-based nomenclature that solves these problems and yields clearer source-based names. A generic source-based name comprises two parts:
- polymer class (generic) name followed by a colon
- 2) the actual or hypothetical monomer name(s), always parenthesized in the case of a copolymer
The formula, the structure-based name, the source-based name, and the
generic source-based name of the polymer are given for each example
in the document. In some cases, only generic source-based give unambiguous
names, for example, when a polymer has more than one name or when it
is obtained through a series of intermediate structures. The rules concern
mostly polymers with one or more types of functional group or heterocyclic
system in the main chain, but to some extent they are also applicable
to polymers with side-groups, carbon-chain polymers such as vinyl or
diene polymers, spiro and cyclic polymers, and networks.
Prepared by a Working Group consisting of R. E. Bareiss (Germany),
R. B. Fox (USA), K. Hatada (Japan), K. Horie (UK), A. D. Jenkins (UK),
J. Kahovec (Czech Republic), P. Kubisa (Poland), E. Maréchal
(France), I. Meisel (Germany), W. V. Metanomski (USA), I. Mita (Japan),
R. F. T. Stepto (UK), and E. S. Wilks (USA)
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