is CH3CH2N or NO2 a lewis acid?
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You don't have enough bonds on N on the first formula unless you intend for that end to be NH2 (H2N) in which case the C is deficient. In any case, to be a Lewis acid, something must be an electron acceptor.
no, that was how it was on the paper. how do you know which one is an electron acceptor?
I think there is two lone pairs on nitrogen for the first formula.
I'm not sure how to construct the lewis structure for NO2.
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:O:=N-:O:
There's suppose to be only 17 electrons, but the one I constructed has 18 electrons.
I'm not sure if this will help me determine which one is an electron acceptor.
I'm not sure how to construct the lewis structure for NO2.
---..--..
:O:=N-:O:
There's suppose to be only 17 electrons, but the one I constructed has 18 electrons.
I'm not sure if this will help me determine which one is an electron acceptor.
I think NO2 is a lewis acid. Is that right?