Zwitterionic copolymerisation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012821",
  "term": "Zwitterionic copolymerisation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A copolymerization that proceeds by a zwitterionic mechanism, in which the growing chain carries a cation at one end and an anion at the other. It typically pairs a nucleophilic monomer with an electrophilic one that attack each other's charged chain ends, and the classic case, 2-oxazoline with beta-propiolactone, gives an alternating copolymer.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "zwitterionic polymerisation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2008, 80, 2163. 'Glossary of terms related to kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms of polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)' on page 2186 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200880102163)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/zwitterionic-copolymerisation/"
}