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SOLVANT APROTIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1982-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

A type of solvent which does not offer or accept protons.

CONT

... with liquid ammonia as the solvent, one can define NH4+ as the acid ion and NH2-, as the base ion, and the former can be thought of as hydrogen ion combined with a molecule of the solvent. However, for a hydrogenless (aprotic) solvent, such as liquid sulfur dioxide, the extensions are less obvious.

Key term(s)
  • aprotic
  • hydrogenless solvent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

Aprotique : Se dit d'un solvant qui n'échange pas de protons avec les substances dissoutes.

CONT

Les réactions acide-base de Brönsted peuvent encore être étudiées dans des solvants aprotiques (comme l'hexane ou le tétrachlorure de carbone, qui n'ont virtuellement pas tendance à acquérir ou perdre des protons) [...]

Key term(s)
  • aprotique
  • solvant sans hydrogène

Spanish

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