Magic Acid, H2SO3F+, is one of the inorganic superacids. This extremely strong acid has a pka = 20 and is strong enough to protonate saturated alkanes to form carbonium ions. Magic Acid is made by mixing antimony pentafluoride (SbF55) and fluorosulphonic acid (HSO3F).
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