Degenerative-transfer polymerization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013022",
  "term": "Degenerative-transfer polymerization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A controlled polymerization technique where the active chain end undergoes a rapid and reversible transfer reaction with a dormant species, maintaining a low concentration of active propagating centers. This dynamic equilibrium between active and dormant states leads to polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions. It is a subset of reversible-deactivation polymerization methods.",
  "synonyms": [
    "degenerate-transfer polymerization"
  ],
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "reversible-deactivation polymerization",
    "coordination polymerization",
    "degenerative chain transfer",
    "degenerative chain-transfer radical polymerization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1100 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/degenerative-transfer-polymerization/"
}