Dead polymer chain

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002880",
  "term": "Dead polymer chain",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymer chain that has undergone a termination reaction, such as disproportionation or combination, and can no longer participate in further chain growth. These chains are stable and do not possess active sites for propagation. The concentration of dead polymer chains increases over the course of a polymerization reaction.",
  "synonyms": [
    "dead macromolecule (in RDP)"
  ],
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "chain termination",
    "propagating species"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1120 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dead-polymer-chain/"
}