What is the hybridization of nitrogen in the following molecules?

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What is the hybridization of nitrogen in the following molecules?

What is the hybridization of nitrogen in the following molecules?

H3CNC

2006-10-30 11:01:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

what is it in sp form, like sp2?

2006-10-30 11:11:35 · update #1

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Since there is a triple bond between nitrogen and carbon in the cyanide part of the molecule there should be an sp sigma bond and two pi bonds that only have p orbitals used.

2006-10-30 11:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Alan Turing is right, so the hybridization of N in CH3-CN is sp.

2006-10-30 11:18:06 · answer #2 · answered by Dimos F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋