ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 3 o Carbocation -an ion with a positive charge on the carbon atom o Carbanion -an ion with a negatively charged carbon atom C—C heterolysis C++ c Carbocation base -H C一H C heterolysis Carbanion Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 3 Carbocation — an ion with a positive charge on the carbon atom. Carbanion — an ion with a negatively charged carbon atom. C Cl δ δ heterolysis C + Cl Carbocation C H δ δ base C Carbanion H heterolysis