Lewis Acid Electron Donation

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Lewis Acid Electron Donation

Postby 305987474 » Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:29 pm

How does the strength of a Lewis acid affect its ability to accept or donate electron pairs?

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Re: Lewis Acid Electron Donation

Postby Jack Cloud 2K » Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:31 pm

Stronger lewis acids are more likely to accept electron pairs because they are more likely to donate protons i.e. fully dissociate in solution (from a bronsted perspective).


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