Ch 4: Acids and Bases

1. Bronsted Theory
   1. Definitions - conjugate acid-base pairs
   2. pKa as a measure of acid and base strength
2. Explaining trends in acidity and basicity
   1. Electronegativity and size effects
   2. Inductive effects
   3. Resonance effects
3. Very weak C-H acidity (& hybridization effects)
4. Lewis acids and bases
5. Reaction coordinate diagrams