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Bronsted Lowry acid
donates an H (proton)
Bronsted Lowry base
accept an H (proton)
Lewis acid
accepts electrons
Lewis base
donates electrons
ex of Lewis acids
Li, Na, and Mg ions, AlCl3, TiCl4, FeCl3, ZnCl2)

pKa of H3O
-1.74

pKa of ROOH
5

pKa of R3NH
9

pKa of H2O
15.7

pKa of R-=-H
25

pKa of R2NH
38

pKa of H2C=CH2
44

pKa of CH4
50
nucleophile
electron-rich species that can donate a pair of electrons (Lewis bases)
eletrophile
electron-deficient species that can accept a pair of electrons (Lewis acids)
strong nucleophiles
anions (negatively charged molecs), alkenes
strong electrophiles
carbonyls, acids, cations (w open p orbitals)