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- noun organic chemistry Any canonical form of a
carbocation having the positive charge on anoxygen atom
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Based on the stereoelectronic requirements for an incipient oxocarbenium-ion, the
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael D. L. Suits et al. 2010
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GH38 α − mannosidases are known to act with net retention of anomeric configuration; a mechanism in which a glycosyl-enzyme intermediate is flanked by oxocarbenium-ion like transition-states.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael D. L. Suits et al. 2010
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