The remarkable change in the BN bond lengths of CH3CN · BF3 and HCN · BF3 between the gas phase and the condensed phase has been attributed to effects of the surrounding medium. Results herein suggest that in BF3‐rich argon matrices, CH3CN · BF3 and HCN · BF3 are present in the form with a short BN bond, as is CH3CN · BF3 in solution in benzene. The two structural alternatives for HCN · BF3 are shown schematically above.
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