Chain propagation
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IUPAC definition
Chemical reaction between a chain carrier and a monomer
that results in the growth of a polymer chain and
the regeneration of at least one chain carrier.
Note 1: The recommended symbol for the rate constant for
chain propagation in a homopolymerization is kp.
Chain propagation (sometimes referred to as propagation) is a process in which a reactive intermediate is continuously regenerated during the course of a chemical reaction. In a polymerization reaction, the reactive end-groups of a polymer chain react in each propagation step with a new monomer molecule transferring the reactive group to that last unit.
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