Polymer Chemistry
In the context of polymers, "dimer" also refers to the degree of polymerization 2, regardless of the stoichiometry or condensation reactions. This is particularly applicable to disaccharides. For example, cellobiose is a dimer of glucose, even though the formation reaction produces water:
- 2C6H12O6 → C12H22O11 + H2O
Here, the dimer has a stoichiometry different from the pair of monomers.
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