Acyl Species
In acyloxy groups the acyl group is bonded to oxygen: R-C(=O)-O-R' where R-C(=O) is the acyl group.
Acylium ions are cations of the type R-C+=O and play an important role as intermediates in organic reactions for example the Hayashi rearrangement.
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