Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Cyclopropenyl cation

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Cycloprop enyl cation (cyclopropenyl carbocation): The simplest aromatic carbocation; molecular formula C₃H₃⁺.

Molecular Structure of the Cycloprop enyl Cation


Resonance contributors		Resonance hybrid


Ball and spoke model		Space-filling model		Molecular model kit

Related terms: Hydrocarbon, cyclopropane, antiaromatic, nonaromatic, angle strain, ring strain, cyclopentadienyl cation
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