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How to calculate protons and electrons in NH3BF3?
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How to calculate protons and electrons in NH3BF3?
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As we know in NH3, N full fills its octet with three single bonds with H and a lone pair of electrons and so H. So this molecule is stable. In BF3, F full fills their octets by three single bonds with B but B is unable to fulfill its octet. It got 6 electrons by three single bonds with F. So, B needs 2 more electrons to fulfill its octet. So, BF3 receives the lone pair of electrons from the NH3 and make a coordinate covalent bond between NH3 and BF3, making a new molecule NH3BF3.
So my question is how to calculate the proton numbers in "NH3+'' after giving the lone pair of electrons and ''BF3-'' after receiving the lone pair of electrons?
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Re: How to calculate protons and electrons in NH3BF3?
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Using the Lewis structure formalism, the correct formal charges would be +1 on N and –1 on B. Lewis structures are not great descriptions of compounds and ions containing boron (or aluminum). B
2
H
6
is a real head-scratcher from a formal oxidation state point of view, and (Al(CH
3
)
2
even crazier!
Molecular orbital theory is a much better way of thinking about such species.
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~cantrill/30A_F05/Diborane.pdf
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As you can see, H
3
N-BH
3
is very similar to H
3
C-CH
3
***disclaimer on MO diagram*** I generated this myself using back-of the envelope techniques, and it is late at night here, so do not take the precise orbital energies or ordering literally.
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and note that only electrons are moving around... no protons are transferred.
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