Lewis Basicity and Affinity Scales: Data and Measure- ment

摘要

In this book, Laurence and Gal address Lewis basicity, making a judicious choice of a few specific basicity scales that are collected, organized, and presented as a useful, expanded, and general guide to the topic. The authors are internationally recognized experts in the field, and as such, their individual contributions are current and relevant to the overall theme of the book. Their hope for quantitative Lewis acid/base chemistry has motivated their research for more than 40 years. The theme of the book addresses a significant limitation of G. N. Lewis's definition of acidity and basicity, in which it is not possible to establish a universal order of acid or base strength. As opposed to the Bronsted definition that uses the proton as an intrinsic reference point, the Lewis definition does not have one.