e- deficient
+ve charge or ẟ+ part (electron lover)
BF3
BeCl2
Transition metal ions, e.g. Cu2+
(Usually has an empty orbital to accept electrons)
Examples of Lewis Acid/Base Reactions:
BF3 + NH3 → BF3NH3
Possible ˙.˙ of incomplete octet in boron and lone pair in nitrogen
**note that when the Lewis base (NH3) donates e- to the Lewis acid (BF3) it forms a coordinate bond
Cu2+ (aq) + 6H2O (l) → [Cu(H2O)6]2+ (aq)
Ligands(Lewis Base) form coordinate bonds to vacant d orbitals in the central atom (Lewis Acid)
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