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BASE HYDROPHOBE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrolysis (Electrokinetics)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lewis base
1, record 1, English, Lewis%20base
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substance that can donate an electron pair; examples are the hydroxide ion, OH-, and ammonia NH3. 2, record 1, English, - Lewis%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the term Lewis acid will be employed exclusively to refer to electron-pair acceptors. ... The definition of Lewis acids and bases in terms of gain or loss of electrons should not be confused with the definition of oxidizing and reducing agents in similar terms. 3, record 1, English, - Lewis%20base
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrolyse (Électrocinétique)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- base de Lewis
1, record 1, French, base%20de%20Lewis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- base nucléophile 2, record 1, French, base%20nucl%C3%A9ophile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé donneur de doublet. 3, record 1, French, - base%20de%20Lewis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les acides de Lewis, accepteurs d’électrons, sont souvent nommés électrophiles; les bases de Lewis se fixent sur la région des particules acides pauvre en électrons, et par conséquent où l’influence positive du noyau se fait davantage sentir : on les nomme nucléophiles. 2, record 1, French, - base%20de%20Lewis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Base de Lewis hydrophobe. 4, record 1, French, - base%20de%20Lewis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hydrophobic base 1, record 2, English, hydrophobic%20base
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- base hydrophobe
1, record 2, French, base%20hydrophobe
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- base hidrófoba
1, record 2, Spanish, base%20hidr%C3%B3foba
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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