Term: heterochain polymer
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02795

Definition:
A class of polymer in which the main chain is constructed from atoms of two or more elements. Heterochain polymers are named by placing the names or symbols of all the elements in the main chain, immediately before the expresssion '-chain polymer', e.g. (oxygen, carbon)-chain polymer or (O, C)-chain polymer; (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon)-chain polymer or (O, N, C)-chain polymer.

Source: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 146 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

Citation: 'heterochain polymer' 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.H02795

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