pyridinium
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pyridinium (plural pyridiniums)
(organic chemistry) The cationic, protonated form of pyridine
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The reaction of pyridine with α- bromoesters give the related pyridinium salt, wherein the methylene group is highly acidic.
It is especially suitable for the dehalogenation, where it acts as the base of the elimination reaction and bonds the resulting hydrogen halide to form a pyridinium salt.
Joule, pp. 125–141 Reactions on the nitrogen atom Additions of various Lewis acids to pyridine Lewis acids easily add to the nitrogen atom of pyridine, forming pyridinium salts.
The bond lengths and bond angles in pyridine and pyridinium are almost identical. citation The pyridinium cation is isoelectronic with benzene.
The proton donor is a pyridinium salt of weakly coordinating counter anion.
The Zincke reaction is used for the selective introduction of radicals in pyridinium compounds (it has no relation to the chemical element zinc ).