Furan polymer

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-004725

A polymer built from furan or one of its derivatives, most often furfuryl alcohol (2-furylmethanol), which gives linear, branched or crosslinked chains such as poly(furan-2,5-diylmethylene). The furan ring is an aromatic five-membered ring with one oxygen atom. It is not the same as the saturated furanose ring found in sugars, so polysaccharides such as hemicellulose are not furan polymers.

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Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-004725
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Polymer
References	PAC, 2009, 81, 1131. 'Glossary of class names of polymers based on chemical structure and molecular architecture (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 1137 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-01-30)

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  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymer built from furan or one of its derivatives, most often furfuryl alcohol (2-furylmethanol), which gives linear, branched or crosslinked chains such as poly(furan-2,5-diylmethylene). The furan ring is an aromatic five-membered ring with one oxygen atom. It is not the same as the saturated furanose ring found in sugars, so polysaccharides such as hemicellulose are not furan polymers.",
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    "PAC, 2009, 81, 1131. 'Glossary of class names of polymers based on chemical structure and molecular architecture (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 1137 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-01-30)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/furan-polymer/"
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