Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Sulfuric
acid
:
A strong
Bronsted acid
, commonly used as a
non-nucleophilic
proton
source.
p
K
a1
= -10;
p
K
a2
= 2.0. The term can also refer to an
aqueous
solution of H
2
SO
4
.
Concentrated sulfuric
acid
is pure (
anhydrous
) sulfuric
acid
.
Oleum
(also called
fuming sulfuric
acid
) is a solution of
sulfur trioxide
dissolved in concentrated sulfuric
acid
.
Molecular Structure
of Sulfuric
Acid
Lewis structure
Ball and spoke
Space filling model
Related terms:
Lewis acid
,
sulfonic acid
,
sulfonate
,
sulfone
,
sulfoxide
,
sulfonyl chloride
,
sulfonamide
,
sulfonium salt
,
sulfonation
,
sulfate
,
phosphoric acid
,
nitric acid
,
hydrofluoric acid
,
hydrochloric acid
,
hydrobromic acid
,
hydroiodic acid
,
hydronium ion
,
mineral acid
Wikipedia entry
Return to glossary index