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The 16 pages that link to Chain-growth polymerization, each with the reason it gives.

• PolymerBroader topic: This route grows chains through repeated addition at reactive sites.

• PolymerizationBroader topic: This pathway builds chains through initiation, propagation, and termination steps.

• Step-growth polymerizationCompared with: Unlike step-growth, it can produce long chains early while much monomer remains unreacted.

• Hermann StaudingerBroader topic: It exemplifies how small molecules can become long covalently connected chains.

• MonomerRelated: This pathway adds monomers to an activated growing chain.

• Living polymerizationNarrower topic: Living polymerization is a chain-growth process distinguished by persistent active ends.

• Polymer chemistryBroader topic: This pathway builds many common polymers, including polyethylene and polystyrene.

• PolycondensationCompared with: Polycondensation grows through reactions among molecules of many sizes, not only active chain ends.

• Condensation polymerizationCompared with: Its active-center mechanism differs from the stepwise reactions among molecules in condensation processes.

• Addition polymerizationNarrower topic: Addition polymerization commonly follows this growth pattern, extending chains one monomer at a time.

• Degree of polymerizationRelated: Initiation, propagation, and termination determine how many units each chain acquires.

• Chain terminationNarrower topic: Termination is a possible endpoint of this broader mode of polymer formation.

• Synthetic polymerBroader topic: This route makes polymers such as polyethylene and polystyrene.

• Chain transferNarrower topic: Chain transfer is one reaction pathway within this broader mode of polymerization.

• Karl ZieglerNarrower topic: Ethylene polymerization by Ziegler catalysts proceeds through repeated chain growth.

• Polymer backboneRelated: Its propagation step extends the backbone one monomer at a time.