Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Salt:
(1) A compound composed of an
anion
and a
cation
.
Benzene
diazonium
chloride is a
diazonium salt
composed of a
diazonium cation
and chloride
ion
(an
anion
).
(2) Sodium chloride; Na
+
Cl
-
(table salt).
This container of salt contains two salts: NaCl and NaI.
Related terms:
Phosphonium salt
,
ammonium salt
,
alkylammonium salt
,
quaternary ammonium salt
,
anion-cation interaction
Wikipedia entry
The Wikipedia entry is falsely restrictive; salts can be formed in reactions other than neutralization.
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