Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Ammonium
cation
:
The
cation
of
molecular formula
NH
4
+
(i.e., the
conjugate acid
of
ammonia
). Can also refer to any
cation
in which nitrogen has four
single bonds
and a positive
formal charge
, such as the tetra
methyl
ammonium
cation
.
The ammonium
cation
Tetra
methyl
ammonium
cation
Related terms:
Amine
,
amide
,
amino group
,
primary amine
,
1
o
amine
,
secondary amine
,
2
o
amine
,
tertiary amine
,
3
o
amine
,
alkylammonium salt
,
quaternary ammonium salt
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