How can you explain the higher stability of  BCl3 as compared to TICI3?


Boron and thallium belong to group 13 of the periodic table. In this group, the +1 oxidation state becomes more stable on moving down the group. BCI3 is more stable than TICI3 because the +3 oxidation state of B is more stable than the +3 oxidation state of Tl. In Tl, the +3 state is highly oxidizing and it reverts back to the more stable +1 state.