Multicentre bond | chemistry | Britannica (original) (raw)

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boranes

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  In borane: Structure and bonding of boranes
  …the bonding in boranes involves multicentre bonding, in which three or more atoms share a pair of bonding electrons, boranes are commonly called electron-deficient substances. Diborane(6) has the following structure:
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organometallic compounds

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  In organometallic compound
  Others are multicentre covalent bonds, in which the bonding involves more than two atoms. A third type are ionic bonds, in which the bonding electron pair is donated by only one atom. In donor-acceptor bonds, the metal atom is connected to hydrocarbons with multiple bonds between carbon…
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