n A structure of the type
in a vinyl or related type of polymer. During polymerization, it results from a growing chain ∼∼CH2C∗HX adding on a monomer (CH2=CHX) to give –CH2CHX-CHXCH2 ∗, the substituted carbon atom being designated the head. (Odian GC (2004) Principles of polymerization. Wiley, New York) {G Kopf-Schwang-Polymerisation f, F polymérisation têtebêche, polymérisation f, S polimerización cabeza a cola, polimerización f, I polimerizzazione testacoda, polimerizzazione f}
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Head-to-Tail Polymer. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_5822
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