amphiprotic (solvent)
Self-ionizing solvent possessing both characteristics of
Brønsted acids
and
bases
, for example
H
2
O
and
CH
3
OH
, in contrast to
aprotic solvent
.
Source:
PAC, 1994,
66
, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1083
Orange Book, p. 30