Radical Cation
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A radical cation is a positively charged species that has an atom bearing an unpaired electron.
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Some radical cations are resonance stabilized.
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Radical cations are common intermediates in reactions occurring in the mass spectrometer.
see also radical anion
Contributors
- Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)