The correct statement among the following is:
Chemical Bonding · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
The correct statement among the following is:
- a✓
is planar and less basic than
- b
is pyramidal and more basic than
- c
is pyramidal and less basic than
- d
is planar and more basic than
is planar and less basic than
🧠 In , silicon has vacant 3d-orbitals that can accept the lone pair from nitrogen, creating pπ–dπ back-bonding.
🗺️ (trimethylamine):
- N is sp³ hybridized → pyramidal
- Lone pair in sp³ orbital, fully localized on N → freely available for protonation
- Pyramidal, stronger base
(trisilylamine):
- Si has empty 3d-orbitals; N donates its lone pair into Si 3d via pπ–dπ overlap
- N becomes sp² hybridized (lone pair occupies p-orbital that overlaps with Si d-orbitals → donated away)
- Molecule becomes planar (all N–Si bonds and the N lone pair coplanar)
- Lone pair is delocalized → N is much less basic
⚡ Analogous to why N(BF₃)₃ is a weaker base than N(CH₃)₃ — back-donation to empty orbitals removes electron density from N.
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