Lewis acid
The concept of Lewis acid and Lewis base is one of acids and bases, which is independent of the idea of (protons donor or acceptor). Gilbert Newton Lewis developed this idea in the early 20th century. In this concept, a Lewis acid can accept and bind electrons. Lewis acid is a substance that accepts two electrons to form a covalent bond.[1] A Lewis base is a substance that gives two electrons in the bonding.[2] A Lewis acid together with a Lewis base will react to make a compound called a Lewis adduct.
Lewis Acid Media
Diagram of some Lewis bases and acids
Major structural changes accompany binding of the Lewis base to the coordinatively unsaturated, planar Lewis acid BF3
MO diagram depicting the formation of a dative covalent bond between two atoms
References
- ↑ "Acid". Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology. 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ "The Lewis Acid". facultyfp.salisbury.edu. 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
