Lewis acid
A
molecular entity
(and the corresponding
chemical species
) that is an
electron-pair acceptor
and therefore able to react with a
Lewis base
to form a
Lewis adduct
, by sharing the electron pair furnished by the
Lewis base
. For example:
See also:
coordination
,
dipolar bond
Source:
PAC, 1994,
66
, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1135
