Title: crystalline-polymer molecular complex
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - crystalline-polymer molecular complex
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14234
Status: current

Definition
Crystalline molecular complex between different polymers.

Note
Very few examples of polymer complexes are known. The best characterized is the complex of isotactic and syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate).

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 1831. 'Definitions of terms relating to crystalline polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1849 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-11-13)

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Citation: Citation: 'crystalline-polymer molecular complex' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14234
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