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In diborane can vacant orbital participate in hybridisation

In diborane can vacant orbital participate in hybridisation
 

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Ravleen Kaur
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5 years ago
In diborane bonding of B atom with H and other B is different. Is has two three-center 2-electron bonds, each one consisting of the two boron atoms and a hydrogen atom sharing two electrons.

The molecule has a total of 12 valence electrons, 3 from each boron atom and 1 from each hydrogen atom. In this molecule, each of the two boron atoms will be bonded to two hydrogen atoms via covalent bonds.These bonds will use up 8 of the 12 valence electrons.

The other 4 valence electrons will be shared by the remaining two hydrogen atoms and by the boron atoms, each atom contributing one orbital to the formation of the 3-center 2-electron bond. Such bond is called banana bond.

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