Cage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001564",
  "term": "Cage",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A transient aggregate of molecules, often solvent molecules, that surrounds a pair of reactive species in solution. This confinement can influence the outcome of a chemical reaction by hindering the escape of reaction intermediates or products. The cage effect describes how such confinement can increase the probability of reaction between species within the cage.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "cage effect",
    "diffusion",
    "dissociation",
    "geminate recombination"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1091 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/cage/"
}