Term: alternating copolymer
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00250

Definition:
A copolymer consisting of macromolecules comprising two species of monomeric units in alternating sequence.

Note: An alternating @C01335@ may be considered as a @H02854@ derived from an implicit or hypothetical @M04017@.

Related Terms:
1) homopolymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02854).
2) copolymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01335).
3) monomer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04017).
4) sequence (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ST06775).
5) macromolecules (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03667).
6) monomeric units (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04018).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2301 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)

Citation: 'alternating copolymer' 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.A00250

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