Term: tritactic polymer
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06509

Definition:
A tactic polymer that contains three sites of defined stereoisomerism in the main chain of the configurational base unit. Example: T06509.png

Related Terms:
1) tactic polymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06246).
2) configurational base unit (<em>in polymers</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01250).
3) stereoisomerism (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05983).

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/T06509.png) 

Source: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 32 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

Citation: 'tritactic polymer' 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.T06509

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