Cations formally derived by the addition of one
hydron to the
N
or
O
atom of an
amide and
N-
hydrocarbyl derivatives thereof. In organic chemistry an unspecified amidium ion is commonly
a carboxamidium ion
or
The term does not imply knowledge concerning the position of the cationic centre,
e.g.
PhC(=O)N+Me3N,N,N-trimethylbenzamidium.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1315
See also:
PAC, 1993, 65, 1357
(Revised nomenclature for radicals, ions, radical ions and related species (IUPAC
Recommendations 1993))
on page 1357