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carbocation and carbanion
« on: June 15, 2005, 09:29:37 AM »
hey does any1 know whether the terms "carbanion" and "carbocation" refer to a whole molecule, or just to the C in a molecule?
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Re:carbocation and carbanion
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2005, 11:16:46 AM »
Technically it should just refer to a ionicly charged carbon atom and the proper term for the whole molecule should be a "carbocation intermediate."
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