Preferred Label : aprotic (solvent);
IUPAC definition : Non-protogenic (in a given situation). (With extremely strong Brønsted acids or bases,
solvents that are normally aprotic may accept or lose a proton. For example, acetonitrile
is in most instances an aprotic solvent, but it is protophilic in the presence of
concentrated sulfuric acid and protogenic in the presence of potassium i tert /i
-butoxide. Similar considerations apply to benzene, trichloromethane, etc.);
Origin ID : A00425;
See also
Non-protogenic (in a given situation). (With extremely strong Brønsted acids or bases,
solvents that are normally aprotic may accept or lose a proton. For example, acetonitrile
is in most instances an aprotic solvent, but it is protophilic in the presence of
concentrated sulfuric acid and protogenic in the presence of potassium i tert /i
-butoxide. Similar considerations apply to benzene, trichloromethane, etc.)
