Preferred Label : inclusion compound;
Detailed label : inclusion compound (inclusion complex);
IUPAC definition : A complex in which one component (the host) forms a cavity or, in the case of a crystal,
a crystal lattice containing spaces in the shape of long tunnels or channels in which
molecular entities of a second chemical species (the guest) are located. There is
no covalent bonding between guest and host, the attraction being generally due to
van der Waals forces. If the spaces in the host lattice are enclosed on all sides
so that the guest species is 'trapped' as in a cage, such compounds are known as clathrates
or 'cage compounds'.;
Origin ID : I02998;
See also
A complex in which one component (the host) forms a cavity or, in the case of a crystal,
a crystal lattice containing spaces in the shape of long tunnels or channels in which
molecular entities of a second chemical species (the guest) are located. There is
no covalent bonding between guest and host, the attraction being generally due to
van der Waals forces. If the spaces in the host lattice are enclosed on all sides
so that the guest species is 'trapped' as in a cage, such compounds are known as clathrates
or 'cage compounds'.
