A qualitative matching framework for Lewis acids and bases. Hard species favour interactions with compact, less polarizable partners, whereas soft species favour more polarizable partners. It is not an ordering based solely on atomic electronegativity.
A Lewis acid whose acceptor interaction favours small, weakly polarizable donor atoms. High charge density favours hard character; Eu(III) typically favours oxygen and nitrogen donors over a softer sulfur donor.
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