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inclusion compound

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A complex in which one component (the host) forms a cavity or, in the case of a crystal, a crystal lattice containing spaces in the shape of long tunnels or channels in which molecular entities of a second chemical species (the guest) are located. There is no covalent bonding between guest and host, the attraction being generally due to van der Waals forces.

Term info

Label

inclusion compound

Synonyms
  • inclusion compound
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
inclusion compound [ IUPAC ]

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

inclusion complex, compose d'inclusion, compuestos de inclusion, compuesto de inclusion, inclusion compounds

id

CHEBI:39022

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