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CHEBI:39022 - inclusion compound

ChEBI IDCHEBI:39022
ChEBI Nameinclusion compound
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DefinitionA 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.
Last Modified20 January 2009
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
inclusion compound (CHEBI:39022) is a non-covalently-bound molecular entity (CHEBI:50967)
Incoming Relation(s)
clathrate compound (CHEBI:39024) is a inclusion compound (CHEBI:39022)
IUPAC Name 
inclusion compound
Synonyms  Source
inclusion complexIUPAC
inclusion compoundsChEBI
composé d'inclusionIUPAC
compuestos de inclusiónIUPAC
compuesto de inclusiónIUPAC