Which one of following statements is not true regarding diborane ?

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Which one of the following statements is not true regarding diborane ?

A

It has two bridging hydrogens and four perpendicular to the rest.

B

When methylated, the product is $Me_4B_2H_2.$

C

The bridging hydrogens are in a plane perpendicular to the rest.

D

All the $B-H$ bond distances are equal.

Solution

All the B-H bond distances are not equal,

it can be seen from figure

Standard 11

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