TY - JOUR A1 - Kricheldorf, H. R. A1 - Scheliga, F. A1 - Weidner, Steffen T1 - What does conversion mean in polymer science? T2 - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics N2 - The definition of the term “conversion” is discussed for a variety of polymer syntheses. It is demonstrated that in contrast to organic and inorganic chemistry several different definitions are needed in polymer science. The influence of increasing conversion on structure and topology of homo- and Copolymers is illustrated. Chain-growth polymerizations, such as radical polymerization or living anionic polymerizations of vinyl monomers, condensative chain polymerization, two and three-dimensional step-growth polymerizations, ring–ring or chain–chain equilibration and chemical modification of polymers are considered. PB - Wiley VCH KW - Polymers KW - Polymerization KW - Conversion KW - Polycondensation PY - 2021 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/52359 AN - OPUS4-52359 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-523597 VL - 222 IS - 8 SP - 10 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany