Term: polymer-supported reaction
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07147

Definition:
Chemical reaction in which at least one reactant or a catalyst is bound through chemical bonds or weaker interactions, such as hydrogen bonds or donor–acceptor interactions, to a polymer.

Notes:
0) The easy separation of low-molar-mass reactants or products from the polymer-supported species is a great advantage of polymer-supported reactions.
1) Typical examples of polymer-supported reactions are: (a) reactions performed by use of polymer-supported catalysts, (b) solid-phase peptide synthesis, in which intermediate peptide molecules are chemically bonded to beads of a suitable @PT07191@.

Related Terms:
1) polymer support (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07191).
2) catalyst (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00876).

Source: PAC, 2004, 76, 889. 'Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 894 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476040889)

Citation: 'polymer-supported reaction' 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.PT07147

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