Term: ionizing power
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03215

Definition:
A term to denote the tendency of a particular solvent to promote ionization of an uncharged or, less often, charged solute. The term has been used both in a kinetic and in a thermodynamic context.

Related Terms:
1) dimroth–reichardt <em>e</em><sub>t</sub> parameter (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01746).
2) grunwald–winstein equation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02710).
3) <em>z</em>-value (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Z06737).
4) ionization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03183).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1128 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

Citation: 'ionizing power' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03215

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