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https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02711
An organic or inorganic ion or molecule that occupies a cavity, cleft or pocket within the molecular structure of a @H02859@ molecular entity and forms a @C01203@ with it or that is trapped in a cavity within the crystal structure of a host.
See also:
crown
,
cryptand
,
inclusion compound
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1118 [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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