Intercalation as a mechanism of interaction between cationic, planar, polycyclic aromatic systems of the correct size (on the order of a base pair) was first proposed by Leonard Lerman in 1961.
A intercalación como mecanismo de interacción entre sistemas aromáticos policíclicos, planos, catiónicos do tamaño correcto foi proposta por primeira vez por Leonard Lerman en 1961.