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Carbenium vs Stannylium - What's the difference?

carbenium | stannylium | Related terms |

Stannylium is a related term of carbenium.



As nouns the difference between carbenium and stannylium

is that carbenium is any carbocation while stannylium is any cation formed by a tin atom with three bonds, having the general formula R3Sn+

carbenium

English

Noun

  • (en noun) (Often : carbenium ion)
  • (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation

    • Usage notes

    * IUPAC recommends that carbonium is used instead.

    References

    * IUPAC

    stannylium

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (chemistry) Any cation formed by a tin atom with three bonds, having the general formula R3Sn+

    • Related terms

    * carbenium * silylium * germylium