Term: degenerative chain transfer
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08951

Definition:
Chain-transfer reaction that generates a new chain carrier and a new chain-transfer agent with the same reactivity as the original chain carrier and chain-transfer agent.

Link: 
Related Term: chain-transfer agent (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08947).

Source: PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1120 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

Citation: 'degenerative chain transfer' 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.08951

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