why cf3- does not form backbonding while cl3 – form back bonding??
why cf3- does not form backbonding while cl3 – form back bonding??
sudeep singh , 4 Years ago
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1 AnswersKajal Banga
Dear student
In CF3-, carbon atom is donating its electron pair but fluorine is not having any empty orbital to accomodate those electrons(absence of d-orbitals).
But in case of CCl3-, because of empty 3d-obital, Cl can accomodate the pair of electrons donated by carbon.
In CF3-, carbon atom is donating its electron pair but fluorine is not having any empty orbital to accomodate those electrons(absence of d-orbitals).
But in case of CCl3-, because of empty 3d-obital, Cl can accomodate the pair of electrons donated by carbon.
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