Question

Cosider the compounds bcl3 and ccl4. How will they behave with water? Justify.

Answer 1

it easily accepts a pair of electron from water and hence, BCl3 undergoes Hydrolysis to form boric acid (H3BO3) and HCl. CCl4 is an electron precise molecule having absence of d- orbitals in C-atom and hence, it neither accepts nor donates a pair of electrons . thus, CCl4 doesn't undergo hydrolysis in water.