Pseudo-ionic polymerization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009637",
  "term": "Pseudo-ionic polymerization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymerization in which each monomer is inserted into a polar bond at the active chain end without any ions being generated. Most pseudo-ionic polymerizations propagate through concerted mechanisms involving four or more centres, and the term is used most often for ring-opening polymerization. The active end is a polar covalent bond, so the kinetics can resemble those of an ionic polymerization.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "coordination polymerization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1139 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/pseudo-ionic-polymerization/"
}