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ION CARBENIUM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carbenium centre
1, record 1, English, carbenium%20centre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The three-coordinate carbon atom in a carbenium ion on which the excess positive charge of the ion (other than that located on heteroatoms) may be considered to be largely concentrated i.e. which has the vacant p-orbital. 1, record 1, English, - carbenium%20centre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- carbenium center
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- centre carbénium
1, record 1, French, centre%20carb%C3%A9nium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'atome de carbone tricoordiné d’un ion carbénium sur lequel on peut considérer que l'excès de charge positive de l'ion(autre que celles fixées aux hétéroatomes) est concentrée, c'est-à-dire qui possède une orbitale p vacante. 1, record 1, French, - centre%20carb%C3%A9nium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il n’est pas toujours possible d’identifier un tel atome. 1, record 1, French, - centre%20carb%C3%A9nium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bridged carbocation
1, record 2, English, bridged%20carbocation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A carbocation (real or hypothetical) in which there are two (or more) carbon atoms that could in alternative Lewis formulae be designated as carbenium centres but which is instead represented by a structure in which a group (a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon residue, possibly with substituents in non-involved positions) bridges these potential carbenium centres. The bridging group thereby delocalizes the cationic charge. 1, record 2, English, - bridged%20carbocation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- carbocation ponté
1, record 2, French, carbocation%20pont%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carbocation, réel ou hypothétique, ayant deux ou plusieurs atomes de carbone qui seraient appelés centres carbénium si le carbocation était décrit par deux ou plusieurs formules de Lewis, mais qui, au contraire, est représenté par une structure dans laquelle un groupe (un atome d’hydrogène ou un résidu hydrocarboné portant éventuellement des substituants dans des positions autres que celle de l’atome pont) agit comme pont entre ces divers centres carbénium potentiels. Le groupe en pont délocalise donc la charge positive. 1, record 2, French, - carbocation%20pont%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut distinguer les «carbocations pontés ayant un nombre suffisant d’électrons» des «carbocations pontés déficients en électrons». Pour les premiers, on peut citer à titre d’exemples les ions pontés [...] dont le nom trivial est «ion phénonium»; ils sont classés sans ambiguïtés parmi les ions carbénium. Par contre, ceux de la deuxième catégorie impliquent nécessairement des liaisons à trois centres; [...] 1, record 2, French, - carbocation%20pont%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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