Mesoionic compound

Meaning

Noun

●

In Chemistry:

any of a

of

having five-membered

(or their

) which

a

of π-electrons in

with the

s

the

, but which cannot be

by

or

structure;

the

structure

both positive and

which cannot be associated with

, and the

can also be associated with a

(typically

,

, or nitrogen).

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