Coordinative chain-transfer polymerization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002564",
  "term": "Coordinative chain-transfer polymerization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymerization process where the growing polymer chain reversibly transfers between different catalytic sites or metal centers, leading to the formation of multiple polymer chains from a single initiator. This mechanism allows for the production of polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions and complex architectures. It is a variant of coordination polymerization.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "coordination polymerization",
    "propagating species",
    "chain-shuttling polymerization",
    "chain-transfer agent",
    "degenerative-transfer polymerization",
    "dormant species"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1138 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/coordinative-chain-transfer-polymerization/"
}