Chemical Bonding
$$BF_{3}$$ forms an adduct with $$NH_{3}$$ because:
$$BF_3$$ has less lewis acidic property than $$BBr_3$$ . Why ?
In $$\\ { BF }_{ 3 }\\ $$ due to back bonding means electron donation by fluorine to boron electron density increases in boron and hence its lewis acid character decreases.
As we move from fluorine to chlorine size of orbitals increases and hence there isn't much effective back bonding. Similarly $$\\ { BBr }_{ 3 }\\ $$ will have less back bonding due to much greater increases in size of overlapping orbitals.
$$BF_{3}$$ forms an adduct with $$NH_{3}$$ because:
PF$$_{3}$$ can act as a donor molecule while NF$$_{3}$$ shows little tendency to act as a donor. This is because in PF$$_{3}$$, lone-pair on P is easily donated compared to that of N.
Which of the following can act as Lewis acid?
Which of the following molecule is not hypovalent
Which of the following does not contain any coordinate bond?
Which one of the following does not have a pyramidal shape?
Which of the following does not contain any coordinate bond?
Explain the following on the basis of valence bond theory: $$BF_{3}$$ is planar but $$NH_{3}$$ is not.
$$(CH_3)_3$$ COH is less acid than $$(CH_3)_3$$ SiOH. Why ?
In co-ordinate bonds, the acceptor atoms must essentially contain in its valency shell an orbitial: