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side chain
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side chain [′sīd ‚chān]
(organic chemistry)
A grouping of similar atoms (two or more, generally carbons, as in the ethyl radical, C2H5‒) that branches off from a straight-chain or cyclic (for example, benzene) molecule. Also known as branch; branched chain.


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Same-spec" resin from different plants, even different reactors, of the same supplier can differ in crosslinking, molecular-weight distribution, side-chain branching, or pellet size.
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As the electronegativity of the side-chain groups increases on a polymer, so does its resistance to oil swelling.
Comparing fuel and oil resistance properties by Myntti, Matthew F. / Rubber World
40 A for the at oms in the main chain, while the deviations for the side-chain atoms are 1.
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