Lewis acid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lewis acid
First recorded in 1940–45; named after G. N. Lewis
Example Sentences
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They found that adding a key ingredient could help: a chemical known as a Lewis acid added to the liquid solution redirected those molecules.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 2, 2024
The important aspect of complex ions for this chapter is that they form by a Lewis acid-base reaction with the metal being the Lewis acid.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The species donating the electron pair that compose the bond is a Lewis base, the species accepting the electron pair is a Lewis acid, and the product of the reaction is a Lewis acid-base adduct.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
In addition, transition metals form a wide variety of stable coordination compounds, in which the central metal atom or ion acts as a Lewis acid and accepts one or more pairs of electrons.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Being short of the preferred octet, BF3 is a very good Lewis acid and reacts with many Lewis bases; a fluoride ion is the Lewis base in this reaction, donating one of its lone pairs:
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
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