Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Cyclopentadienyl cation

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Cyclopenta dienyl cation (cyclopenta dienyl carbocation): An antiaromatic hydrocarbon carbocation of molecular formula C₅H₅⁺.

Molecular Structure of the Cyclopenta dienyl Cation


Kekule structure		Bond-line structure		Ball and spoke model		Space-filling model		Molecular model kit

Related terms: Aromatic, Huckel's rule, benzene, cyclopropenyl cation, cyclobutadiene, cyclopentadienyl anion, cyclooctatetraene
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