Question

Draw the structure of diborane write a short note on the nature of bond present in it

Answer 1

Answer: D2h structure containing four terminal and two bridging hydrogen atoms. themolecular orbital theory indicates that the bonds between boron and the terminal hydrogen atoms are conventional 2-center, 2-electron covalent bonds.

Explanation:

Diborane structure has four terminal and two bridging hydrogen atoms. ... The structure can be explained as, electrons are required for the formation of conventional covalent bond structure, whereas in Diborane there are only 12 valence electrons, three from each Boron atoms. Thus B2H6 is an electron deficient component.