isotactic macromolecule

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A tactic macromolecule, essentially comprising only one species of configurational base unit, which has chiral or prochiral atoms in the main chain (backbone) in a unique arrangement with respect to its adjacent constitutional units.
Notes:
  1. In an isotactic macromolecule, the configurational repeating unit is identical with the configurational base unit.
  2. An isotactic macromolecule consists of meso diads.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. (Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2292 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'isotactic macromolecule' 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.I03315 RIS BibTex EndNote
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