Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A radical, , containing a quadrivalent oxygen atom and possessing salt-forming properties.
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- noun inorganic chemistry Any univalent
oxygen cation derived fromwater , the simplest of which is thehydronium ion (H3O+).
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Examples
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Protons (or rather oxonium ions, H3O+) are stopped on the way and rejected because of their positive charges.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003 - Information for the Public 2003
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Especial interest was aroused theoretically by his work on organic peroxides and oxonium compounds and on the connexion between constitution and colour.
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Oxatriquinacene, the first stable allylic oxonium ion, is more reactive than oxatriquinane yet significantly more stable than simple alkyl oxonium salts.
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Mark Mascal and colleagues at UC Davis synthesized the two water-stable alkyl oxonium ions from 1,4,7-cyclononatriene.
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Alkyl oxonium ions are widely known as reactive intermediates in organic reactions.
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Mark Mascal and colleagues at UC Davis synthesized the two water-stable alkyl oxonium ions from 1,4,7-cyclononatriene.
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The few oxonium ions that have been isolated and purified are paired with inert counterions and considered among the most powerful alkylating agents in the laboratory.
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Oxatriquinacene, the first stable allylic oxonium ion, is more reactive than oxatriquinane yet significantly more stable than simple alkyl oxonium salts.
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"This lack of reactivity would be unheard of for any other oxonium ion," says
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Alkyl oxonium ions are widely known as reactive intermediates in organic reactions.
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