Question

Which type of hydride is BH3?

Answer 1

Answer:

BH3 forms a Covalent hydride. Trihydridoboron, also known as borane or borine, is an unstable and highly reactive molecule with the chemical formula BH3.

Answer 2

BH₃ is an electron-deficient hydride.

• Boron reacts with hydrogen to form binary compounds called boron hydrides.
• Precisely, boron does not react straightaway with hydrogen, instead it forms a series of hydrides that are collectively called boranes on analogy with alkane.
• In diborane, there are two banana bonds which are three centre-two electron bonds and are electron-deficient bonds.