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triphenylmethylium

triphenylmethylium noun: a highly stable carbocation resulting from the loss of a water molecule from the protonated form of triphenylmethanol.

Noun

triphenylmethylium (uncountable)

  1. A highly stable carbocation resulting from the loss of a water molecule from the protonated form of triphenylmethanol.

Questions about triphenylmethylium

What does triphenylmethylium mean?
Triphenylmethylium means a highly stable carbocation resulting from the loss of a water molecule from the protonated form of triphenylmethanol.
What part of speech is triphenylmethylium?
Triphenylmethylium is a noun.

Words near triphenylmethylium in the dictionary

  1. triphenylguanidine
  2. triphenylmethane
  3. triphenylmethanes
  4. triphenylmethanol
  5. triphenylmethyl
  6. triphenylmethylium
  7. triphenylmethyls
  8. triphenylphosphane
  9. triphenylphosphate
  10. triphenylphosphine
  11. triphenylphosphines

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