1131 Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 81, No. 6, pp. 1131–1186, 2009. doi:10.1351/PAC-REC-08-01-30 © 2009 IUPAC, Publication date (Web): 5 May 2009 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY POLYMER DIVISION COMMISSION ON MACROMOLECULAR NOMENCLATURE* SUBCOMMITTEE ON MACROMOLECULAR TERMINOLOGY and SUBCOMMITTEE ON POLYMER TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY OF CLASS NAMES OF POLYMERS BASED ON CHEMICAL STRUCTURE AND MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE (IUPAC Recommendations 2009) Prepared by a working group consisting of M. BARÓN 1 , K.-H. HELLWICH 2 , M. HESS 3 , K. HORIE 4 , A. D. JENKINS 5 , R. G. JONES 6 , J. KAHOVEC 7 , P. KRATOCHVÍL 7 , W. V. METANOMSKI 8,† , W. MORMANN 4 , R. F. T. STEPTO 9 , J. VOHLÍDAL 10 , AND E. S. WILKS 11 1 Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Belgrano, Villanueva 1324, 1426 Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2 Postfach 10 07 31, D-63007 Offenbach, Germany; 3 FB-8, Makromolekulare Chemie, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 2, D-57068 Siegen, Germany; 4 University of Tokyo 6-11-21, Kozukayama, Tarumi-ku, Kobe, 655-0002, Japan; 5 University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RH, UK; 6 University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NH, UK; 7 Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06 Praha 6, Czech Republic; 8 Chemical Abstracts Service, P.O. Box 3012, 2540 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210-0012, USA; 9 Polymer Science and Technology Group, Manchester Materials Science Centre, University of Manchester and UMIST, Grosvenor St., Manchester M1 7HS, UK; 10 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Sciences, Albertov 2030, CZ-128 40 Praha 2, Czech Republic; 11 113 Meriden Drive, Canterbury Hills, Hockessin, DE 19707, USA Prepared for publication by J. VOHLÍDAL ‡ *Membership of the Commission on Macromolecular Nomenclature (extant until 2002) during the preparation of this report (1996–2007) was as follows: Titular members: M. Barón (Argentina, TM from 1996, Secretary from 1998); K. Hatada (Japan, to 1997, AM to 1999); M. Hess (Germany, AM from 1996, TM from 1998, Chairman from 2000); K. Horie (Japan, AM from 1996, TM from 1998); R. G. Jones (UK, Pool TM to 1997, TM from 1998); J. Kahovec (Czech Republic, to 1999); P. Kubisa (Poland, AM from 1996, TM from 2000); E. Maréchal (France, TM to 1999, AM 2000–2001); I. Meisel (Germany, AM from 1998, TM from 2000); W. V. Metanomski (USA, to 1999); C. Noël (France, to 1997); V. P. Shibaev (Russia, AM to 1999); R. F. T. Stepto (UK, Chairman to 1999); E. S. Wilks (USA, AM from 1998, TM from 2000); W. J. Work (USA, Secretary to 1997). Other members of the Subcommittee on Polymer Terminology who contributed to this report: T. Kitayama (Japan); I. Meisel (Germany); D. Tabak (Brazil). Others contributing to this report: S. J. Teague (USA). ‡ Corresponding author: E-mail: vohlidal@natur.cuni.cz † Deceased. Republication or reproduction of this report or its storage and/or dissemination by electronic means is permitted without the need for formal IUPAC permission on condition that an acknowledgment, with full reference to the source, along with use of the copyright symbol ©, the name IUPAC, and the year of publication, are prominently visible. Publication of a translation into another language is subject to the additional condition of prior approval from the relevant IUPAC National Adhering Organization.