Ideal copolymerisation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005570",
  "term": "Ideal copolymerisation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A copolymerization in which every growing chain end, whatever its terminal unit, prefers one monomer over the other to the same degree. For two monomers this means the ratio k11/k21 equals k12/k22, so the two reactivity ratios are reciprocals of each other. The special case in which both ratios equal 1 gives a copolymer with the same composition as the monomer feed.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2008, 80, 2163. 'Glossary of terms related to kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms of polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)' on page 2177 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200880102163)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/ideal-copolymerisation/"
}