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Encyclopedia > Lewis base

A Lewis base is any molecule or ion that can form a new covalent bond by donating a pair of electrons.


A nucleophile is a Lewis base.


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Gilbert N. Lewis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (758 words)
Lewis was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts as the son of a Dartmouth-graduated lawyer/broker.
In the so-called Lewis theory of acids and bases, a "Lewis acid" is an electron-pair acceptor and a "Lewis base" is an electron-pair donor.
Lewis was the first to produce a pure sample of deuterium oxide (heavy water) in 1933.
Lewis base - encyclopedia article about Lewis base. (707 words)
The amide anion is the conjugate base of ammonia, NH It is an extremely strong base, due to the extreme weakness of ammonia as a Brønsted acid.
When a Lewis acid and Lewis base form a complex ion the Lewis base is always the ligand ligand is an atom, ion or functional group that is bonded to one or more central atoms or ions, usually metals generally through co-ordinate covalent bond.
Base The common (Arrhenius) definition of a base, also known as an alkaline compound, is a chemical compound that either donates hydroxide ions or absorbs hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.
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