Bent Bonding

Definition:
Bend bond also called as Tau bond is a type of
covalent bonding in chemical bonding lesson. It is also
called banana bonds due its curved nature of bonding.
The bonds are represented with curved bonds but a
normal bonding is represented by a straight line(–).
The simple reason to understand why banana bonds is
formed is due to some electronic configurational
density difference of an element with other element
while it is in the process of bonding.
Example
Diborane, a boron compound of molecular formula B2H6.
Two atoms of boron are in middle and each boron is attached
with 2 atoms of hydrogen.
So each Boron will have two atoms of hydrogen…this makes total
of 4 hydrogen atoms.
The other two hydrogen atoms is between two boron atoms.
It is said that boron to boron direct bonding is impossible and
hence an element is needed as an intermediate for bonding both
boron atoms.
Here the other two atoms of hydrogen acts as
intermediate element for boron bonding.
But when hydrogen comes between boron due to their
electron density difference, the bonding becomes
curved…this gives the shape of banana like figure.
As they are two hydrogen atoms bonded to two boron
atoms from both ways.. These hydrogen atoms are
called as Bridge hydrogen.
The other 4 hydrogen atoms bonded are called
as Terminal hydrogen.
Thus this is how Diborane exhibit banana bonds or
Tau bonds. Diborane exhibit TWO BANANA
BONDS.
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