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Radical Cation

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A radical cation is a positively charged species that has an atom bearing an unpaired electron.

eg:

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Some radical cations are resonance stabilized.

eg:

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Radical cations are common intermediates in reactions occurring in the mass spectrometer.

see also radical anion


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