https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03058
- A @[email protected] or @[email protected] of the general type: I03058-1.pngin 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 @[email protected]:I03058-2.pngThe reverse of an insertion is called an @[email protected]See also:α-addition
- A general term given to a reaction involving the transfer of a @[email protected] atom, ion or molecule into a host crystal lattice.See:topochemical reaction, topotactic reaction,intercalation reaction