IUPAC definition
The site on a chain carrier at which reaction occurs.
Note: In the Gold Book,[1] the terms “active center” and “active site”
are defined with reference to heterogeneous catalysis and the term
“reactive site” is used within the definition of chain polymerization.
An active center (sometimes called active site or kinetic-chain carrier) in polymer science refers to the site on a chain carrier at which reaction occurs.[2]
References
edit- ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "Active center". doi:10.1351/goldbook.A00108
- ^ Jenkins, A. D.; Jones, R. G.; Moad, G. (2010). "Terminology for reversible-deactivation radical polymerization previously called "controlled" radical or "living" radical polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2010)". Pure and Applied Chemistry. 82 (2): 483–491. doi:10.1351/PAC-REP-08-04-03. S2CID 98243937.