Term: solvatomers
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Definition:
Isomers that differ in their solvation environment.

Notes:
1) Because the solvation environment fluctuates rapidly, solvatomers interconvert rapidly.
2) Species that differ in the type of solvent molecules should not be called solvatomers because they are not isomers.

Source: PAC, 2022, 94, 353. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 505 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1010)

Citation: 'solvatomers' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08209

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