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zwitterion

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A neutral compound having formal unit electrical charges of opposite sign on non-adjacent atoms. Sometimes referred to as inner salts, dipolar ions (a misnomer).

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Label

zwitterion

Synonyms
  • zwitterion
  • zwitterions
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
zwitterion [ IUPAC ]

IUPAC NAME
zwitterions [ IUPAC ]

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

compuestos zwitterionicos, zwitterionic compounds, zwitteriones, compose zwitterionique

id

CHEBI:27369

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