Lyonium ion

In chemistry, a lyonium ion is the cation derived by the protonation of a solvent molecule.[1] For example, a hydronium ion is formed from the protonation of water and CH
3
OH+
2
is the cation formed by the protonation of methanol. See also lyate ion which is the anion formed by the deprotonation of a solvent molecule.

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