Unique Bonds: Diborane's Bent Bond Structure

[ChiralWaltz]

I stumbled across diborane yesterday and was quite surprised to see the "bent bond" structure it utilizes as well as the hydrogens serving as a connection between the boron atoms.

Are there any other unique bonds like this? All I had been taught about was covalent, resonance type/aromatic and ionic.

 

[Mike H]

Diborane is an example of a three-center two-electron bond. This Wiki navigation box on chemical bonding at the bottom might be of interest, as it links to some other interesting chemical bond-related phenomenona.

 

[ChiralWaltz]

This Wiki navigation box on chemical bonding at the bottom might be of interest, as it links to some other interesting chemical bond-related phenomenona.

it is of great interest. thank you.