autoprotolysis

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00531
A proton (hydron) transfer reaction between two identical molecules (usually a solvent), one acting as a Brønsted acid and the other as a Brønsted base. For example:
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Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1087 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)