Journal of Chemical Education · 1981 · 137 citations · 0 references
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In step-growth polymerization, the molecular weight of the polymer chain builds up slowly and there is only one reaction mechanism for the formation of polymer. The distinct initiation, propagation, and termination steps of chain-growth polymerization are meaningless in step-growth polymerization.