Term: reversible-deactivation ionic polymerization
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08976

Definition:
Reversible-deactivation polymerization in which the kinetic-chain carriers are ions.

Related Term: reversible-deactivation polymerization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08912).

Source: PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1127 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)

Citation: 'reversible-deactivation ionic 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.08976

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