Ions of the form
R2X+, where
X
is any halogen (
X
=
Br+
,
bromonium ions;
X
=
Cl+,
chloronium ions;
X
=
F+, fluoronium ions;
X
=
I+,
iodonium ions). They may be open-chain or cyclic.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1339