oxycation
Sign in to saveAn oxycation, or oxocation, is an ion with the generic formula (where A represents a chemical element and O represents an oxygen atom). Their names normally end with the suffix "-ium" or "-yl".
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- Isolable oxycations
- Oxycation nomenclature
- Main group species
- Transition metal species
- Actinide species
- Oxycations in the gas-phase
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An oxycation, or oxocation, is an ion with the generic formula (where A represents a chemical element and O represents an oxygen atom). Their names normally end with the suffix "-ium" or "-yl".
==Isolable oxycations== thumb|Structural details of the acetyl cation. A few salts of oxycations have been reported. They are all associated with lighter main group elements. The nitrogen-containing cations are Nitrosonium| and nitronium|. The latter is the active species in nitration reactions.
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