Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Pyridin
ium:
An
ion
or molecule containing a
pyridine
ring in which the
pyridine
nitrogen atom has a positive
formal charge
.
General
structure
of a pyridinium
cation
.
Pyridin
ium
hydrochloride
Pyridinium chlorochromate
(
PCC
)
N
-
methyl
pyridin
ium bromide
Related terms:
Pyrimidine
,
nicotine
,
epibatidine
,
NAD
+
,
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
,
NADH
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