Core atom

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002577",
  "term": "Core atom",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An atom within a molecule that serves as a central reference point for describing the structure and reactivity of the compound. It is often the atom undergoing a chemical transformation or the atom to which other groups are attached. In organic reaction mechanisms, the core atom is frequently the carbon atom at the reaction center.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "reference atom"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1989, 61, 23. 'System for symbolic representation of reaction mechanisms (Recommendations 1988)' on page 55 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198961010023)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/core-atom/"
}