Carbenium ion

A carbenium ion is a carbocation of the trivalent and classical type R3C+. It is one of two types of carbocation, the other being a carbonium ion. In older literature a carbocation of the type R3C+ may still be referred to as a carbonium ion, a term that is used now for five-coordinate carbon atoms. [1] The current definitions were proposed by the chemist George Andrew Olah in 1972. [2] and are now widely accepted

References

  1. ^ IUPAC Gold Book carbonium ion
  2. ^ Stable carbocations. CXVIII. General concept and structure of carbocations based on differentiation of trivalent (classical) carbenium ions from three-center bound penta- of tetracoordinated (nonclassical) carbonium ions. Role of carbocations in electrophilic reactions George Andrew Olah; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1972; 94(3); 808-820.