A
double-strand chain, consisting of an uninterrupted
sequence of rings, with adjacent rings having two or more atoms in common. Alternatively, a ladder chain is a double-strand chain with adjacent
constitutional units joined to each other through four atoms, two on one side and two on the other side of each
constitutional unit.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287
(Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2295
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.
