(of a stereospecific polymer) having alternating stereochemical configurations of the groups on successive carbon atoms in the chain
Compare isotactic
Word origin
C20: from syndyo, from Greek sunduo two together + -tactic
Examples of 'syndiotactic' in a sentence
syndiotactic
In 1986, the first synthesis of syndiotactic polystyrene was performed using monocyclopentadienyl/titanium chloride catalyst.
Janović Z. , Veksli Z. 2015, 'Sixtieth Anniversary of Ziegler-Natta Catalysts and Stereospecific Polymerization',Kemija u Industrijihttp://pierre.fkit.hr/hdki/kui/vol64/broj7-8/363.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A set of syndiotactic polypropylene/clay composite samples were used to examine the effect of shear flow on crystallization kinetics.
N. Ahmad, E. Fouad, F. Ahmad 2018, 'Effect of Shear Flow on Crystallization of Sydiotactic Polypropylene/Clay Composites',Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Researchhttps://etasr.com/index.php/ETASR/article/view/2079. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)