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. 2021 Jan 27;13(3):396. doi: 10.3390/polym13030396

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Dynamic bond exchange can proceed via two distinct mechanisms. (a) Dissociative exchange: the dynamic bond dissociates before a new one is formed. (b) Associative or degenerate exchange: the reaction proceeds via an intermediate (or transition) state in which the entities involved in the exchange are chemically linked together.