If there are five or more bonds to a single carbon atoms, it will be short of electrons and have a positive charge - this species is called a carbonium ion, a form of carbocation. The easiest way to make one is to add a hydrogen ion (H+).
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An organic cation in which the positive charge is on a carbon atom; e.g., (CH3)+. It is now recommended that carbocation be used as the class name and carbenium be used for specific compound names. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kar-bon′ē-ŭm Definitions: 1. An organic cation in which the positive charge is on a carbon atom;,(CH
3)+. It is now recommended that carbocation be used as the class name and carbenium for specific compound names.
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