Chemical Bonding - Result Question 95

####71. Predict whether the following molecules are isostructural or not. Justify your answer. (i) NMe3 (ii) N(SiMe3)3

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Solution:

  1. No, (i) NMe3 is pyramidal while (ii) N(SiMe3)3 is planar. In the latter case, pπdπ back bonding between N and Si makes N sp2-hybridised.


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