Why BCl3 are more lewis acid than BF3?
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These F orbitals can overlap with the orbital on B, thereby increasing the electron density on the boron atom and making it less acidic.This effect is called backbonding, because electron density is leaving the more electronegative atom. ... Hence, the greater back bonding in BF3 makes it a weaker Lewis acid.
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