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1. How is diborane prepared in the laboratory?2. BCl3 is a good Lewis acid. Why?

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1. Diborane can be conveniently prepared in the laboratory by the oxidation of sodium borohydride with iodine. 

2NaBH4 + I2 → B2H6 + 2NaI + H2 

2. In BCl3 , the central boron atom contains only six electrons. Hence, it has the tendency to accept electrons and acts as a Lewis acid.



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