Term: reversible-deactivation polymerization
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08912

Definition:
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.

Example: Array

Related Term: group-transfer polymerization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08910).

Source: PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1101 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

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

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