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Pure Appl. Chem., 2008, Vol. 80, No. 10, pp. 2163-2193

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200880102163

POLYMER DIVISION
COMMISSION ON MACROMOLECULAR NOMENCLATURE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON MACROMOLECULAR TERMINOLOGY
SUBCOMMITTEE ON POLYMER TERMINOLOGY

Glossary of terms related to kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms of polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)

Stanisław Penczek1 and Graeme Moad2

1 Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, PL-90 363, Lódz, Poland
2 CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies, Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia

Abstract: This document presents recommended definitions of basic terms related to polymerization processes. Recent developments relating to the kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms of polymerization have necessitated the introduction of new terms and some revision or augmentation of terms previously defined in the Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the "Gold Book") or the IUPAC "Glossary of Basic Terms in Polymer Science".