(1) C.N.R. Centre and Physical Chemistry Institute of the University of Milan, Via Golgi, 19, I-20133 Milan, Italy
Abstract:
The electronic structures of protonated formyl and acetylium cations and their deprotonation paths leading to HCO+, COH+ and CH3CO+have been studied by means of ab initio calculations. The results support Olah's theory that dipositive species can be the de facto reagents in electrophilic reactions.