Lewis Acids and Bases
Lewis Acids are electron pair acceptors
Lewis Bases are electron pair donors. Consider this reaction: NH3 + H2O → NH4+ + OH- The NH3 donated a pair of electrons to the H, which came off of the water.
Lewis Bases are electron pair donors. Consider this reaction: NH3 + H2O → NH4+ + OH- The NH3 donated a pair of electrons to the H, which came off of the water.
- NH3 is the Lewis Base
- H2O is the Lewis Acid