head-to-tail coupling
chemistry
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isoprenoids
- In isoprenoid: Structural classification of isoprenoids
…from isoprene units linked “head to tail”; that is, carbon atom 1 of one unit is bonded to carbon atom 4 of the next unit.
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polymerization
- In chemistry of industrial polymers: Free-radical initiation
This type of reaction, termed head-to-tail polymerization, is characteristic of most vinyl monomers, regardless of the type of initiator employed.
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