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I need help on organic chem. Why CH3CH2OH can be both Lewis Acid and base?

April 26, 2017base ch3ch2oh CHEM Chemistry help Mathematics organic

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I need help on organic chem. Why CH3CH2OH can be both Lewis Acid and base?

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You are right about the Lewis base. The only sense I can see it as a Lewis acid is if you consider hydrogen bonds. The OH hydrogen can form a hydrogen bond by accepting electrons to from an oxygen or nitrogen atom that is involved in a polar covalent bond.