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Structural Chemistry · SURF Student
Benjamin Rudo
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Research focus
Crystallisation screening of natural product extracts.
DFT geometry
2-Aryl vinyl cation
A dicoordinated, sp-hybridised carbocation. The 180° angle at the cationic carbon is what makes it hungry enough to insert into unactivated C–H bonds.
C 10120.1 g/mol