guest

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02711
An organic or inorganic ion or molecule that occupies a cavity, cleft or pocket within the molecular structure of a @H02859@ molecular entity and forms a @C01203@ with it or that is trapped in a cavity within the crystal structure of a host.
See also:
crown
,
cryptand
,
inclusion compound
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1118 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'guest' 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.G02711 RIS BibTex EndNote
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