The whole or part of a
chain comprising one or more species of
configurational unit(s) in defined
sequence.
Note:
Configurational sequences comprising two configurational units are termed diads, those with three such constitutional units
triads, and so on. In order of increasing
sequence lengths they are called tetrads, pentads, hexads, heptads, octads, nonads, decads, undecads, etc.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287
(Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2299
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
