Definition of "nitronium" [nitronium]

• The univalent cation NO2+ derived from nitrogen dioxide (noun)

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• "Olah has recently shown that our most common electrophiles such as the acyl cation and the nitronium ion are protonated in superacidic media into doubly charged superelectrophiles."