Why AlCl3 Dimerises but BCl3 does not?
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BCl3 exists as monomer in spite of the fact that it is an electron deficient compound. ... AlCl3 is also an electron deficient compound. Since aluminium has larger size than boron the back bonding is not possible in AlCl3.
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Explanation:
AlCl
3
lacks back bonding as in BCl
3
because of increase in size of aluminium. Aluminium metal atoms complete their octet by coordinate bond forming bridges by chlorine atoms between two Al atoms.
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