Lewis Basicity and Affinity Scales (PDF)

The Lewis concept of acids and bases is discussed in every general,
organic and inorganic chemistry textbook. This is usually just a
descriptive treatment, as it is not possible to devise a single
numerical scale suitable for all occasions. However quantitative
Lewis acid-base chemistry can be developed by compiling
reaction-specific basicity scales which can be used in specific
branches of chemistry and biochemistry.

Lewis Basicity and Affinity Scales: Data and
Measurementbrings together for the first time a comprehensive
range of Lewis basicity/affinity data in one volume. More than 2400
equilibrium constants of acid-base reactions, 1500 complexation
enthalpies, and nearly 2000 infrared and ultraviolet shifts upon
complexation are gathered together in 25 thermodynamic and
spectroscopic scales of basicity and/or affinity. For each scale,
the definition, the method of measurement, an exhaustive database,
and a critical discussion are given. All the data have been
critically examined; some have been re-measured; literature gaps
have been filled by original measurements; and each scale has been
made homogeneous.

This collection of data will enable experimental chemists to
better understand and predict the numerous chemical, physical and
biological properties that depend upon Lewis basicity.
Chemometricians will be able to apply their methods to the data
matrices constructed from this book in order to identify the
factors which influence basicity and basicity-dependent properties.
In addition, measured experimental basicities and affinities are
essential to computational chemists for the validation, calibration
and establishment of reliable computational methods for quantifying
and explaining intermolecular forces and the chemical bond.

Lewis Basicity and Affinity Scales: Data and Measurement
is an essential single-source desktop reference for research
scientists, engineers, and students in academia, research
institutes and industry, in all areas of chemistry from fundamental
to applied research.

"The book is a noteworthy piece of work and represents a
timely and vast accumulation of knowledge regarding Lewis bases
that brings together accurate thermodynamic and spectroscopic
data on typical reference Lewis acids. As such, it should serve as
a useful and general guide to basicity." J. AM. CHEM.
SOC. 2011, 133, 642