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iodonium

iodonium

9.9
A positively charged chemical that contains iodine and helps other chemicals react
  • noun
  • /aɪˈoʊdəniəm/
  • Specialized
: iodonio
  • The scientists used a iodonium reagent to facilitate the chemical reaction in their experiment.

Examples

  • In organic synthesis, the iodonium compound served as a key intermediate for introducing iodine into the molecular structure.

  • The use of iodonium salts has become common in various photochemical applications due to their effectiveness.

  • The photosensitive iodonium salt depicted there acts as a photoacid generator, forming a proton-anion pair as one of its radiation products.

    Academic text (2001)

Surface Forms

iodonium singular
iodoniums plural

Morphology

iodonium = iodine (semi-transparent) = iodo + onium

Built from 'iodo-' (iodine) plus the technical chemical suffix '-onium' indicating a positively charged species; the iodine component is clear but the ionic '-onium' meaning is specialized.

Etymology

The word iodonium combines iod-, from a Greek word meaning 'violet' (the origin of iodine), with the suffix -onium, which marks a 'positively charged' ion as in ammonium. So an iodonium is an iodine-containing 'positively charged' ion used in chemical reactions.