Term: polymer support
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07191

Definition:
Polymer to or in which a reagent or catalyst is chemically bound, immobilized, dispersed, or associated.

Notes:
0) A polymer support is usually a @N04113@.
1) A polymer support is usually prepared in bead form by @S06198@ @P04740@.
2) The location of active sites introduced into a polymer support depends on the type of polymer support. In a swollen-@G02600@-bead polymer support the active sites are distributed uniformly throughout the beads, whereas in a macroporous-bead polymer support they are predominantly on the internal surfaces of the macropores.

Related Terms:
1) network polymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04113).
2) suspension (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06198).
3) polymerization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04740).
4) gel (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02600).
5) reagent (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05190).
6) 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 902 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476040889)

Citation: 'polymer support' 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.PT07191

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