Acids and Bases
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:41 pm
Which would acids and bases be characterized under and why? Nucleophiles or electrophiles?
A nucleophile (electron rich) is Lewis base, which means it is a reactant that provides a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond.
When the nucleophile donates a pair of electrons to a proton, it’s called a Brønsted base, or simply, “base”.
An electrophile, or a Lewis acid, is a species that accepts a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond.
An electrophile that accepts an electron pair at hydrogen is called a Brønsted acid, or just “acid”.