acting, existing, or taking place within a molecule
see also intermolecular
Derived forms
intramolecularly (ˌintramoˈlecularly)
adverb
intramolecular in American English
(ˌintrəməˈlekjələr, -mou-)
adjective
existing or occurring within a molecule
Word origin
[1880–85; intra- + molecular]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, interface, pari-mutuel, rain check, regionalismintra- is a prefix meaning “within,” used in the formation of compound words. Other wordsthat use the affix intra- include: intramarginal, intramural, intranuclear, intraocular, intravasation
Examples of 'intramolecular' in a sentence
intramolecular
All intramolecular electronic transitions in these o-carboranyl compounds were verified by theoretical calculations.
Hyomin Jin, Seonah Kim, Hye Jin Bae, Ji Hye Lee, Hyonseok Hwang, Myung Hwan Park,Kang Mun Lee 2019, 'Effect of Planarity of Aromatic Rings Appended to o-Carborane on Photophysical Properties:A Series of o-Carboranyl Compounds Based on 2-Phenylpyridine- and 2-(Benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl)pyridine',Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/1/201. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This approach was also used for intramolecular additions.
Martin Weiser, Sergej Hermann, Alexander Penner, Hans-Achim Wagenknecht 2015, 'Photocatalytic nucleophilic addition of alcohols to styrenes in Markovnikov and anti-Markovnikovorientation', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.11.62. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It exhibits symmetric three-centre (bifurcated) intramolecular hydrogen bonds.
Maciej Posel, Helen Stoeckli-Evans 2018, '(5Z,7Z)-N5,N7-Bis(pyridin-2-yl)-5H-6,7-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrazine-5,7-diimine',IUCrDatahttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S241431461800682X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The oxasilacycloalkene coupling partners were prepared by ruthenium-catalyzed intramolecular anti-hydrosilylation of alkynols.
James R. Vyvyan, Courtney A. Engles, Scott L. Bray, Erik D. Wold, Christopher L. Porter,Mikhail O. Konev 2017, 'Synthesis of substituted Z-styrenes by Hiyama-type coupling of oxasilacycloalkenes:application to the synthesis of a 1-benzoxocane', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.13.209. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Besides, the non-core regions participate in numerous transient intermolecular and intramolecular contacts.
Lilian Olivieri, Fabrice Gardebien 2014, 'Structure-Affinity Properties of a High-Affinity Ligand of FKBP12 Studied by MolecularSimulations of a Binding Intermediate', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0114610. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The presence of an intramolecular disulfide bond was identified using mass spectroscopy.
A. Song Jung, Bon-Kyung Koo, Seon-Ha Chong, Kyunhoo Kim, Dong Kyu Choi, Thu TrangThi Vu, Minh Tan Nguyen, Boram Jeong, Han-Bong Ryu, Injune Kim, Yeon Jin Jang, RobertCharles Robinson, Han Choe 2013, 'Soluble Expression of Human Leukemia Inhibitory Factor with Protein Disulfide Isomerasein Escherichia coli and Its Simple Purification', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0083781. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There are two intramolecular hydrogen bonds involving the amide group.
Maria J. Matos, Lourdes Santana, Eugenio Uriarte 2012, 'N-(2-Oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)cyclohexanecarboxamide', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536812047903. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These close approaches suggest the presence of weak intramolecular hydrogen bonds.
Alastair J. Nielson, Joyce M. Waters 2010, '(2,2′-Bipyridine-κ2N,N′)[2-tert-butylanilinato(2−)]dichloridooxidomolybdenum(VI) dichloromethanehemisolvate', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536810047392. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No intramolecular π–π or hydrogen-bonding interactions are observed.
Toyketa V. Horne, Syed A. Haque, Adrianne Barton, Md. Alamgir Hossain 2015, 'Crystal structure of 5,5′-bis(dimethylamino)-N,N′-(3-methyl-3-azapentane-1,5-diyl)di(naphthalene-1-sulfonamide)',Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communicationshttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2056989015021714. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)