detachment

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01625
The reverse of an attachment.
See also: electron attachment
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1105 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)