magic acid

English

Etymology

Coined by Canadian inorganic chemist (1924-2021) Ronald Gillespie.

Noun

magic acid (countable and uncountable, plural magic acids)

(chemistry) A superacid, FSO₃H-SbF₅, consisting of a mixture of fluorosulfonic acid and antimony pentafluoride, capable of protonating even weak bases.

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