Telechelic polymer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013641",
  "term": "Telechelic polymer",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A prepolymer whose chain ends carry reactive groups, usually one at each end, so that it can enter further polymerization or other reactions. In chain polymerizations these end-groups come from the initiator or from termination and transfer agents instead of from the monomer. Telechelic polymers serve as chain extenders, crosslinkers and building blocks for block copolymers, and a chain functional at only one end is called semitelechelic.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "prepolymer",
    "initiator",
    "monomer",
    "polymerization",
    "termination"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2004, 76, 889. 'Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 898 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476040889)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/telechelic-polymer/"
}