cavitands

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Compounds constrained by structure to having or accommodating a cavity large enough to host other molecules.
See:
inclusion compounds
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1327 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'cavitands' 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.C00914 RIS BibTex EndNote
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