# carbocation

> cation containing an even number of electrons with a significant portion of the excess positive charge located on one or more carbon atoms

**Wikidata**: [Q212270](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212270)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbocation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/carbocation


## References

1. Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)
2. [Source](https://goldbook.iupac.org/html/C/C00817.html)
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
5. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)