Abstract Herein,we propose a new Chinese term for the English term“carbonium”to accurately describe the“non-classical carbocation”;both describe the same intermediates that are characteristic of a pentavalent carbon and a three-center two-electron bond.
YANG Zhan-Hui. Suggestions for Naming Organic Compounds:“Carbonium”is “Non-Classical Carbocation”[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2026, 47(12): 109-111.
