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How diborane reacts with 1. Oxygen? 2. Water?

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1. Diborane catches re spontaneously upon exposure to air. It burns in oxygen releasing an enormous amount of energy. 

B2H6 + 3O2 → B2O2 + 3H2O; ∆HΘ -1976 kJ mol-1

2. Diborane is readily hydrolysed by water to give boric acid.

B2H6 (g) + 6H2O(l) → 2B(OH)3 (aq) + 6H2(g)



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