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| − | '''Lewis acids''' are | + | '''Lewis acids''' are chemical species that contains an empty orbital which is capable of accepting an electron pair from a Lewis base to form a Lewis adduct. |
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| + | Classically, the term "Lewis acid" is restricted to trigonal planar species with an empty p orbital, such as BR<sub>3</sub> where R can be an organic substituent or a halide. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ===Relevant Sciencemadness threads=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=7557 Lewis Acids] | ||
| + | *[http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=30353 Lewis Acid/Base Interactions and Product Stabilization(Solvent Effects)] | ||
[[Category:Types of chemical]] | [[Category:Types of chemical]] | ||
[[Category:Lewis acids]] | [[Category:Lewis acids]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Acid-base theory]] | ||
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Lewis acids are chemical species that contains an empty orbital which is capable of accepting an electron pair from a Lewis base to form a Lewis adduct.
Classically, the term "Lewis acid" is restricted to trigonal planar species with an empty p orbital, such as BR3 where R can be an organic substituent or a halide.
