Hemicarceplex

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005186",
  "term": "Hemicarceplex",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A host-guest complex in which a hemicarcerand has entrapped a guest molecule inside its closed cavity. The shell has portals wide enough for the guest to leave without breaking any covalent bond, usually only when heated, whereas the guest of a carceplex stays locked in permanently.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "carceplex",
    "hemicarcerand"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 85, 463. 'Terminology for aggregation and self-assembly in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 473 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-12)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/hemicarceplex/"
}