Title: intramolecular
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - intramolecular
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.I03130
Status: current

Definition
Descriptive of any process that involves a transfer (of atoms, groups, electrons, etc.) or interactions between different parts of the same molecular entity.Relating to a comparison between atoms or groups within the same molecular entity.

Related Terms
- intermolecular: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/I03098
- molecular entity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03986

Source
- PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1126 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/I03130/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/I03130/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/I03130/xml

Citation: Citation: 'intramolecular' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.I03130
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