Term: polymer reactant
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07162

Definition:
Reactant (reagent) that is or is attached to a high-molar-mass linear polymer or a polymer network.

Note: The @A00512@ may be by chemical bonds, by weaker interactions such as hydrogen bonds, or simply by inclusion.

Related Terms:
1) attachment (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00512).
2) reagent (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05190).
3) linear polymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03556).
4) polymer network (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04742).

Source: PAC, 2004, 76, 889. 'Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 897 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476040889)

Citation: 'polymer reactant' 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.PT07162

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