This reaction is shown below. In this reaction the ferric ion (Fe 3+) is acting as a Lewis Acid and the oxalate anion (C 2 O 4 2-) as a Lewis Base. A Lewis Acid is an electron pair acceptor and a ...
Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP): A combination of a Lewis acid and a Lewis base that cannot fully react due to steric hindrance, allowing them to activate small molecules instead. Lewis Acid ...