intercalation reaction

Also contains definition of: insertion reaction
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03077
Reaction, generally reversible, that involves the penetration of a host material by @[email protected] species without causing a major structural modification of the host.
Notes:
  1. Intercalation can refer to the @[email protected] of a @[email protected] species into a one-, two- or three-dimensional host structure.
  2. The @[email protected] species is not distributed randomly but occupies positions predetermined by the structure of the host material.
  3. Examples of intercalation reactions are the @[email protected] of lithium into layered TiS2 [LixTiS2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)] and of potassium into the layers of @[email protected] (C8K).
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. (Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1823 [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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