insertion

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03058
  1. A @C01033@ or @T06446@ of the general type:
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    in which the connecting atom or group Y replaces the bond joining the parts X and Z of the reactant XZ. An example is the carbene @I03077@:
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    The reverse of an insertion is called an @E02311@.
    See also:
    α-addition
    Source:
    PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1125 [Terms] [Paper]
  2. A general term given to a reaction involving the transfer of a @G02711@ atom, ion or molecule into a host crystal lattice.
    See:
    topochemical reaction, topotactic reaction
    ,
    intercalation reaction
    Source:
    PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 583 [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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