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condensation polymerization

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condensation polymerization [‚kän·dən′sā·shən pə‚lim·ə·rə′zā·shən]
(organic chemistry)
The stepwise reaction between functional groups of reactants in which a high-molecular-weight polymer is formed only after a large number of steps, for example, the reaction of dicarboxylic acids with diamines to form a polyamide.


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Like the TPUs many structural and compositional variations are possible due to the richness of the condensation polymerization chemistry involved.
Since this is a condensation polymerization reaction, the ideal stoichiometry to achieve the highest Mw is 1.
 
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