Polymer that exhibits catalytic activity.
Notes:
- Certain synthetic polymer catalysts can behave like enzymes.
- Poly(4-vinylpyridine) in its basic form, and sulfonated polystyrene in its acid form,
are examples of polymers that can act as catalysts in some base- and acid-catalyzed
reactions, respectively.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889
(Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric
materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003))
on page 896