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The simplest boron hydride known is diborane (B₂H₆). As implied by the mechanism of hydrolysis, diborane and many other light boron hydrides act as Lewis acids and they are cleaved by reaction with Lewis bases. Two different cleavage patterns have been observed, namely, symmetric cleavage and un symmetric cleavage. In symmetric cleavage, B₂H₆ is broken symmetrically into two BH₃ fragments with NMe₃ . While with NH₃, MeNH₂, MeNH₂ results in unsymmetrical cleavage, which is a cleavage leading to an ionic product.