i have a ques from paper 41 mj 10
3(c) The molecule dichlorocarbene, CCl2, can be produced under certain conditions. It is
highly unstable, reacting with water to produce carbon monoxide and a strongly acidic
solution.
(i) Suggest the electron arrangement in CCl2 and draw a dot-and-cross diagram
showing this. Predict the shape of the molecule.
th answer was
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Cl:C:Cl or Cl=C–Cl
+ –
bent or non-linear or angle = 100–140o
how do we arrive at this structure?