Definition of "carbocation" []

• Any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms (noun)

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• "A. Olah from the University of Southern California was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1994 "for his contributions to carbocation chemistry"."
• "The concept of superelectrophiles thus emerged from my previous studies on superacidic carbocation and onium ion systems."
• "Olah's contributions to carbocation chemistry have also led to new industrial processes e.g. for the production of high-octane petrol."