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pyrylium

chemical compound
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A pyrylium is a univalent ion with the chemical formula C5H5O+, related to pyran. It is a positively charged cation and is considered the parent six-membered, aromatic, monocyclic oxygen compound of its group. Pyrylium ions are related to heterocyclic compounds, which are organic compounds containing rings with at least one atom that is not carbon. Six-membered rings with one heteroatom, such as oxygen, are common and stable.12

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