Chemicals and Drugs

Lewis Acids

Any chemical species which accepts an electron-pair from a LEWIS BASE in a chemical bonding reaction.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Any chemical species which accepts an electron-pair from a LEWIS BASE in a chemical bonding reaction.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Lewis Acid
  • Acid, Lewis
  • Acids, Lewis

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Acids (1969-2010)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.029w.630
  2. D02w.561

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lewis Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058116. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058116
  2. Lewis Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60710915