Term: ring-opening copolymerization
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05395

Definition:
A copolymerization which is a ring-opening polymerization with respect to at least one monomer.

Related Terms:
1) copolymerization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01336).
2) ring-opening polymerization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05396).
3) monomer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04017).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2308 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)

Citation: 'ring-opening copolymerization' 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.R05395

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