Term: cyclopolymerization
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01505

Definition:
A polymerization in which the number of cyclic structures in the constitutional units of the resulting macromolecules is larger than in the monomer molecules.

Related Terms:
1) polymerization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04740).
2) constitutional units (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01288).
3) macromolecules (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03667).
4) monomer molecules (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04019).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2306 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)

Citation: 'cyclopolymerization' 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.C01505

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