Acylium ions

In organic chemistry, acylium ions are cations with the formula RCO+, where R = alkyl or aryl.[1] They are a kind of carbocation.

  1. ^ Smith, Michael B.; March, Jerry (2007), Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure (6th ed.), New York: Wiley-Interscience, ISBN 978-0-471-72091-1