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Lewis acid–base chemistry

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Summary

A framework in which a Lewis acid accepts an electron pair and a Lewis base donates one to form an adduct or participate in a reaction.

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ElectrophileLewis acid–base chemistry

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Electrophilicity is a kinetic reactive role related to, but not identical with, Lewis acidity.

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The target is a model, idealization, restricted ansatz, approximation scheme, phenomenological fit, or historical representation used for the source system or theory. It need not have a universal small error parameter and is not thereby a controlled limit or effective theory. The edge label and detail must identify the precise status.

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LigandLewis acid–base chemistry

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A ligand commonly acts as a Lewis base toward a central atom, with bonding that can also include metal-to-ligand back-donation.

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The target is a model, idealization, restricted ansatz, approximation scheme, phenomenological fit, or historical representation used for the source system or theory. It need not have a universal small error parameter and is not thereby a controlled limit or effective theory. The edge label and detail must identify the precise status.

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NucleophileLewis acid–base chemistry

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Nucleophilicity is a kinetic reactive role related to, but not identical with, Lewis basicity as a thermodynamic donor concept.

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The target is a model, idealization, restricted ansatz, approximation scheme, phenomenological fit, or historical representation used for the source system or theory. It need not have a universal small error parameter and is not thereby a controlled limit or effective theory. The edge label and detail must identify the precise status.

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Lewis acid–base chemistryCoordination complex

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Metal–ligand coordination can be described as Lewis-acid acceptance of ligand electron-pair density, while full bonding may include covalency and back-donation.

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