bridged carbocation

English

Noun

bridged carbocation (plural bridged carbocations)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any carbenium ion in which the positive charge is distributed among two or more carbon atoms, and the structure is best represented by one in which a hydrogen atom, or hydrocarbon residue, bridges these carbon atoms.
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