Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Proton:
(1) A hydrogen atom;
1
H.
A proton transfer reaction. The transferred proton is shown in red. All other protons are shown in blue.
(2) A subatomic particle of charge +1.
Related terms:
Naked proton
,
protonate
,
protic
,
aprotic
,
protic solven
t
,
proticity
,
hydrogen bond
,
proton shuttle
,
proton bus
,
proton NMR
,
1
H-NMR
,
2
H
,
deuterium
,
3
H
,
tritium
,
photon
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