Electron acceptor
Under an electron acceptor (electron acceptor) is understood in physics and chemistry , a particle ( atom , molecule , ion ), the electron can absorb.
The term plays a role in connection with redox reactions , where electrons are transferred from one reaction partner to another through a chemical reaction . The process of electron acceptance is also known as reduction , the electron acceptor also as oxidizing agent . Reducing agent , on the other hand, is called the electron donor, oxidation is the process of electron donation. Both processes always occur together in a redox reaction. The two partial reactions of redox reactions can therefore only be described with two corresponding redox pairs .
Equating the term 'electron acceptor' with that of the Lewis acid is obsolete and should be avoided.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on electron acceptor . In: IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the “Gold Book”) . doi : 10.1351 / goldbook.E01976 Version: 2.1.5.