Donor number Totally Explained

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In chemistry a donor number or DN is a qualitative measure of Lewis basicity. A donor number is defined as the negative enthalpy value for the 1:1 adduct formation between a Lewis base and the standard Lewis acid SbCl₅ (antimony pentachloride), in dilute solution in the noncoordinating solvent 1,2-dichloroethane with a zero DN. The units are kilocalories per mole for historical reasons. The donor number is a measure of the ability of a solvent to solvate cations and Lewis acids The method was developed by V. Gutmann in 1976. Likewise Lewis acids are characterized by acceptor numbers. Typical solvent values are:

acetonitrile 14.1 kcal/mol (59.0 kJ/mol
acetone 17 kcal/mol (71 kJ/mol)
methanol 19 kcal/mol (79 kJ/mol)
dimethylformamide (DMF) 26.6 kcal/mol (111 kJ/mol)
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) 29.8 kcal/mol (125 kJ/mol)
ethanol 31.5 kcal/mol (132 kJ/mol)
triethylamine 61 kcal/mol (255 kJ/mol)

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