Term: organic–inorganic polymer (OIP)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.OT07577

Definition:
Polymer or polymer network with a skeletal structure comprised only of carbon but which has side-groups that include inorganic components.

Related Terms:
1) polymer network (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04742).
2) skeletal structure (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05708).

Source: PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. 'Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1816 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

Citation: 'organic–inorganic polymer (OIP)' 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.OT07577

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