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Carbocation vs Triphenylmethylium - What's the difference?

carbocation | triphenylmethylium |

In chemistry terms the difference between carbocation and triphenylmethylium

is that carbocation is any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms while triphenylmethylium is a highly stable carbocation resulting from the loss of a water molecule from the protonated form of triphenylmethanol.

carbocation

English

Noun

(wikipedia carbocation) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms

    • Derived terms

    * bridged carbocation

    See also

    * carbenium ion * carbonium ion * radical ion

    triphenylmethylium

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia triphenylmethylium)
  • (chemistry) A highly stable carbocation resulting from the loss of a water molecule from the protonated form of triphenylmethanol.