Preferred Label : Brønsted base;
IUPAC definition : A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron (proton) from an acid (i.e. a 'hydron
acceptor') or the corresponding chemical species. For example: OH sup class minus
/sup , H sub 2 /sub O, CH sub 3 /sub CO sub 2 /sub sup class minus /sup , HSO sub
4 /sub sup class minus /sup , SO sub 4 /sub sup 2 /sup , Cl sup class minus
/sup .;
Origin ID : B00745;
See also
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron (proton) from an acid (i.e. a 'hydron
acceptor') or the corresponding chemical species. For example: OH sup class minus
/sup , H sub 2 /sub O, CH sub 3 /sub CO sub 2 /sub sup class minus /sup , HSO sub
4 /sub sup class minus /sup , SO sub 4 /sub sup 2 /sup , Cl sup class minus
/sup .
