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- An acid is a proton donor; the proton is transferred to the base, a proton acceptor, creating a conjugate acid.en.wikipedia.org
- The acid is referred to as a proton donor and the base as a proton acceptor.en.wikipedia.org
- In the dihydrogen bond, however, a metal hydride serves as a proton acceptor, thus forming a hydrogen-hydrogen interaction.en.wikipedia.org
- It is also used as a solvent and as a catalyst (proton acceptor) in organic syntheses and polymerization (including polyurethanes).en.wikipedia.org
- Deoxygenated hemoglobin is a better proton acceptor than the oxygenated form.en.wikipedia.org
- Generally, the hydrogen bond is characterized by a proton acceptor that is a lone pair of electrons in nonmetallic atoms (most notably in the nitrogen, and chalcogen groups).en.wikipedia.org
- In some cases, these proton acceptors may be pi-bonds or metal complexes.en.wikipedia.org
- Organic bases are usually, but not always, proton acceptors.en.wikipedia.org
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