Macromonomeric unit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006882",
  "term": "Macromonomeric unit",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The constitutional unit that a single macromonomer molecule contributes to a polymer chain, which is much larger than the unit from an ordinary monomer because the macromonomer is itself a short polymer carrying a polymerizable end group. When such units are incorporated into a growing chain they hang from the backbone as side chains, giving a graft copolymer. Its molar mass is far higher than that of a simple monomeric unit.",
  "synonyms": [
    "macromonomer unit"
  ],
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "constitutional unit",
    "macromolecule",
    "macromonomer molecule"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2291 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/macromonomeric-unit/"
}