https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05789
Catalysis
by acids or bases in solution is said to be specific when the only observable catalytic effects are those due to the ions formed from the solvent itself (e.g. if when water is the solvent the only observable catalysis
is that due to the H+ and OH− ions).See:
catalysis
, general acid catalysis
, general base catalysis