Preferred Label : random coil;
Detailed label : random coil in polymers;
IUPAC definition : The complete set of spatial arrangements of a chain molecule with a large number of
segments that randomly change mutual orientation with time, under conditions in which
it is free from external constraints that would affect its conformation. If the solution
of the chain molecules is not in a theta state, the segments change mutual orientation
only approximately randomly. Synonymous with statistical coil.;
Origin ID : R05124;
See also
The complete set of spatial arrangements of a chain molecule with a large number of
segments that randomly change mutual orientation with time, under conditions in which
it is free from external constraints that would affect its conformation. If the solution
of the chain molecules is not in a theta state, the segments change mutual orientation
only approximately randomly. Synonymous with statistical coil.
