Preferred Label : intercalation reaction;
IUPAC definition : Reaction, generally reversible, that involves the penetration of a host material by
guest species without causing a major structural modification of the host.;
Scope note : examples of intercalation reactions are the insertion of lithium into layeredtis2[lixtis2(0
x 1)] and of potassium into the layers of graphite (c8k).; the guest species is not distributed randomly but occupies positions predetermined
by the structure of the host material.; intercalation can refer to the insertion of a guest species into a one-, two- or three-dimensional
host structure.;
Origin ID : I03077;
See also
Reaction, generally reversible, that involves the penetration of a host material by
guest species without causing a major structural modification of the host.
