Eduprobe
Question:
Iodine oxidises sodium borohydride to give:
sodium hydride
I3−
B2H6
HI
Solution:
The oxidation of sodium borohydride with iodine in diglyme gives diborane.
2NaBH4+I2Diglyme−−−−−→B2H6+2NaI+H2
sodium hydride
I3−
B2H6
HI
The oxidation of sodium borohydride with iodine in diglyme gives diborane.
2NaBH4+I2Diglyme−−−−−→B2H6+2NaI+H2