Weblink 8.2 Movie showing how key MOs change during the H^- + BH₃ reaction

This movie shows how various occupied MOs change during the reaction H^- + BH₃. The HOMO (MO4) starts out as a 1s AO on the hydride and ends up as a B—H bonding MO in BH₄^–. The other MOs change less significantly, remaining as B—H bonding MOs throughout.

Select which MO to view using the menu (be patient - there is a lot of data to load!)
Click "play once" to play through the movie once, or "loop" to run the movie continuously
Pause the movie with "pause" and resume with "carry on"
Alter the speed using the radio buttons
Alter the view by clicking and dragging in the usual way

Weblink 8.2 Movie showing how key MOs change during the H- + BH3 reaction