Inactive chain

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005751",
  "term": "Inactive chain",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymer chain that is not currently propagating, either a dead chain that has been terminated for good, for example by combination, disproportionation or chain transfer, or a dormant chain that is only temporarily deactivated and can be reactivated, as in reversible-deactivation polymerization. Only the dormant kind can resume growth.",
  "synonyms": [
    "inactive macromolecule (in RDP)",
    "non-propagating species"
  ],
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "dead polymer chain",
    "dormant species"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1121 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/inactive-chain/"
}