Q.

In BF3, the B-F bond length is 1.30, when BF3 is allowed to be treated with Me3N , it forms an adduct Me3NBF3. The bond length of B-F in the adduct is :

 

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a

equal to 1.30

b

smaller than 1.30

c

none of these

d

greater than 1.30

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Back bonding between fluorinc and boron occurs in BF3 because of the presence of the p-orbital in boron. Back bonding results in the double bond qualities. As BF3 becomes adjuct, the double bond feature disappears since back bonding is no longer present. In turn, this causes the bond (1.30) to lengthen a little bit.
The right answer is A.

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