cage

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An aggregate of molecules, generally in the condensed phase, that surrounds the fragments formed, for example, by thermal or photochemical @D01801@. Because the cage hinders the separation of the fragments by @D01716@, they may preferentially react with one another ('@C00771@') but not necessarily to reform the precursor species. For example:
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See:
geminate recombination
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1091 [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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