Term: (chain) conformational repeating unit
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00950

Definition:
The smallest structural unit of a polymer chain with a given conformation that is repeated along that chain through symmetry operations.

Related Terms:
1) conformation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01258).

Source: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 77 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

Citation: '(chain) conformational repeating unit' 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.C00950

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