stereoregular polymer
chemistry
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- In catalysis: Catalysis in stereoregular polymerization
The importance of the concept of adsorption of reactants on the surface of catalysts has been greatly increased by the development of stereoregular polymerization processes—that is, methods that yield polymers whose molecules have definite three-dimensional patterns. Such processes were developed independently by the…
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structure and properties
- In chemistry of industrial polymers: Organometallic catalysis
…polymers are referred to as stereoregular—that is, polymers having an ordered arrangement of pendant groups along the chain. A polymer with a random orientation of groups is said to be atactic. Stereoregular polymers are usually high-strength materials because the uniform structure leads to close packing of the polymer chains and…
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