association

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The assembling of separate @M03986@ into any aggregate, especially of oppositely charged free ions into @I03231@ or larger and not necessarily well-defined clusters of ions held together by electrostatic attraction. The term signifies the reverse of @D01801@, but is not commonly used for the formation of definite @A00138@ by @C01153@ or @C01329@.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1086 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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