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O
−CH −) −
—
—
−(NH−C−CH 2 2 n Poly[imino(1-oxo-1,3-propanediyl)]
O
—
−CH −) −
—
−(O−C−Ο−CH 2 2 n Poly[oxocarbonyloxy(1,2-ethanediyl)]
–(–CH –S–NH–CH –CH –O– Poly(oxymethylenethioimino-1,2-ethaned
2
2
2
CH -S-CH -NH-CH -) - iyloxymethylenethiomethyleneiminom-
2
2 n
2
ethylene)
–(–CFH–CH –) – Poly(1-fl uoro-1,2ethanediyl)
n
2
–(–O–CH –CH –) – Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)
2
n
2
–(–O–CH –) – Poly(oxymethylene)
n
2
S
n Poly(3,5-pyridinediyl-2,5-thiophenediyl)
N
O O
Poly[imino(1,6-dioxo-1,6hexanediyl)
—
—
—
—
) −C−NH−(CH ) −] −
−[−NH−C−(CH 2 4 2 6 n imino-1,6-hexanediyl]
O Poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene)

S – Poly(thio-1,4-phenylene)

In this text, we will typically employ the more “common” (semisystematic or trivial) names of
polymers, but it is important in searching the literature using any CA-driven search engine that you
are familiar with CA naming for both monomers and polymers.

SUMMARY
While there are several important approaches to the naming of polymers, in this book we will
utilize common and source-based names because these are the names that are most commonly
utilized by polymer chemists and the general public, and these names, in particular the source-
based names, allow a better understanding of the basics of polymers as a function of polymer-
structure relationships based on starting materials. Even so, those wishing to do further work

in polymers must become proficient in the use of the guidelines used by chemical abstracts and
IUPAC.
I wish to acknowledge the assistance of Edward S. Wilks for his help in preparing the section on
Chemical Abstracts-Based Polymer Nomenclature.

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