Term: selective solvent
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05561

Definition:
A medium that is a solvent for at least one component of a mixture of polymers, or for at least one block of a block or graft polymer, but a non-solvent for the other component(s) or block(s).

Related Terms:
1) block (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00682).
2) block (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.B00685).
3) graft polymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02679).

Source: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 59 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

Citation: 'selective solvent' 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.S05561

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