How many of the following species can act as a Lewis acid? BCl 3, CH 3 OCH 3, NH 3, CH 3 OH , H 2 O , ROH, ( CH 3)3 C +, SiCl 4, AlCl 3

Question

How many of the following species can act as a Lewis acid? BCl 3, CH 3 OCH 3, NH 3, CH 3 OH , H 2 O , ROH, ( CH 3)3 C +, SiCl 4, AlCl 3 (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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CH 3 OCH 3, NH 3, CH 3 OH , H 2 O , ROH act as nucleophiles (i.e., Lewis base) while BCl 3, tert-butylcarbocation [( CH 3)3 C +],SiCl 4 and AlCl 3 act as Lewis acid.

Q. How many of the following species can act as a Lewis acid?
$BC l_{3}, C H_{3} OC H_{3}, N H_{3}, C H_{3} O H, H_{2} O, RO H, (C H_{3})_{3} C^{+}, S i C l_{4}, A lC l_{3}$

$C H_{3} OC H_{3}, N H_{3}, C H_{3} O H, H_{2} O, RO H$ act as nucleophiles (i.e., Lewis base) while $BC l_{3}$ , tert-butylcarbocation $[(C H_{3})_{3} C^{+}], S i C l_{4}$ and $A lC l_{3}$ act as Lewis acid.

Q. How many of the following species can act as a Lewis acid? BCl3​,CH3​OCH3​,NH3​,CH3​OH,H2​O,ROH,(CH3​)3​C+,SiCl4​,AlCl3​

CH3​OCH3​,NH3​,CH3​OH,H2​O,ROH act as nucleophiles (i.e., Lewis base) while BCl3​, tert-butylcarbocation [(CH3​)3​C+],SiCl4​ and AlCl3​ act as Lewis acid.

Q. How many of the following species can act as a Lewis acid?
$BC l_{3}, C H_{3} OC H_{3}, N H_{3}, C H_{3} O H, H_{2} O, RO H, (C H_{3})_{3} C^{+}, S i C l_{4}, A lC l_{3}$

$C H_{3} OC H_{3}, N H_{3}, C H_{3} O H, H_{2} O, RO H$ act as nucleophiles (i.e., Lewis base) while $BC l_{3}$ , tert-butylcarbocation $[(C H_{3})_{3} C^{+}], S i C l_{4}$ and $A lC l_{3}$ act as Lewis acid.