An interaction between segments, widely separated in
sequence along the chain, that occasionally approach one another during molecular flexing.
This type of interaction is closely related to the excluded volume of a segment, the
latter quantity reflecting interactions involving segments and solvent molecules.
If no confusion can occur, the word '
intramolecular' may be omitted.
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
