Rigid chain

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010356",
  "term": "Rigid chain",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymer chain that possesses a high resistance to bending and rotation around its backbone bonds, resulting in a relatively stiff and extended conformation. This rigidity often arises from the presence of bulky side groups, aromatic rings, or conjugated systems within the polymer structure. Such chains are characteristic of many liquid crystalline polymers.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "main-chain polymer liquid crystal",
    "mesogenic group"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2002, 74, 493. 'Definitions of basic terms relating to polymer liquid crystals (IUPAC Recommendations 2001)' on page 505 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200274030493)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/rigid-chain/"
}