5. Which of the following are expected to act as a Lewis acid? Why? d. Et,O а. ВНз b. EtОH e. NH,+ c. N(CH3);

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5. Which of the following are expected to act as a Lewis acid? Why?
a. BH3
b. EtOH
d. Et,O
e. NH,*
c. N(CH:)3
Transcribed Image Text:5. Which of the following are expected to act as a Lewis acid? Why? a. BH3 b. EtOH d. Et,O e. NH,* c. N(CH:)3
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Lewis acid is therefore any substance,  that can accept a pair of nonbonding electrons. In other words, a Lewis acid is an electron-pair acceptor.

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