reversible-deactivation polymerization

synonym: controlled reversible-deactivation polymerization.
initialism: RDP
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08912
Chain polymerization, propagated by chain carriers that are deactivated reversibly, bringing them into active-dormant equilibria of which there might be more than one.
Example:
Group-transfer polymerization.
See also: reversible-deactivation coordination polymerization, reversible-deactivation cationic polymerization, reversible-deactivation anionic polymerization, reversible-deactivation radical polymerization
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. (Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)) on page 1101 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'reversible-deactivation polymerization' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08912 RIS BibTex EndNote
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