aryl cations

Carbocations formally derived by removal of a hydride ion from a ring carbon atom of an arene.
See: arenium ions, e.g. phenyl cation or phenylium:
A00462
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1320