Preferred Label : topochemical reaction;
IUPAC definition : A reversible or irreversible reaction that involves the introduction of a guest species
into a host structure and that results in significant structural modifications to
the host, for example, the breakage of bonds. Example: The insertion of lithium at
50 C into the spinel Li[Mn sub 2 /sub ]O sub 4 /sub with symmetry F d3m to yield
a layered structure with symmetry P 3 m1. Alternative terms: topotactic reaction,
insertion reaction.;
Origin ID : T06395;
See also
A reversible or irreversible reaction that involves the introduction of a guest species
into a host structure and that results in significant structural modifications to
the host, for example, the breakage of bonds. Example: The insertion of lithium at
50 C into the spinel Li[Mn sub 2 /sub ]O sub 4 /sub with symmetry F d3m to yield
a layered structure with symmetry P 3 m1. Alternative terms: topotactic reaction,
insertion reaction.
