cage

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An aggregate of molecules, generally in the condensed phase, that surrounds the fragments formed, for example, by thermal or photochemical @D01801@. Because the cage hinders the separation of the fragments by @D01716@, they may preferentially react with one another ('@C00771@') but not necessarily to reform the precursor species. For example:
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See:
geminate recombination
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1091 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'cage' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00769 RIS BibTex EndNote
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