Strong hydrogen bonds can either be symmetric, as in the [FHF] anion (with both FH distances

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Strong hydrogen bonds can either be symmetric, as in the [F–H–F] anion (with both F–H distances equal at 1.14 Å) or asymmetric as in KH2PO4 (where the O–H bond distance is 1.05 Å and H–O hydrogen bonding separation is 1.51 Å). How could you determine whether the hydrogen bond in the following compounds was symmetric or asymmetric 

(a) BO(OH) 

(b) CrO(OH)

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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