abcd8989
Jan26-11, 09:29 AM
Structure of guanidine is as follows:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Guanidine-2D-skeletal.png/800px-Guanidine-2D-skeletal.png
The central carbon atom is obviously of sp2 hybridization and there is 1 unhybridized p orbital remaining. I suppose that the N atom doubly-bonded to C is of sp hybridization and the other 2 N atoms are of sp2 hybridization. Am I right?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Guanidine-2D-skeletal.png/800px-Guanidine-2D-skeletal.png
The central carbon atom is obviously of sp2 hybridization and there is 1 unhybridized p orbital remaining. I suppose that the N atom doubly-bonded to C is of sp hybridization and the other 2 N atoms are of sp2 hybridization. Am I right?