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Carbon monoxide is a very common ligand in organometallic chemistry. It is particularly good at stabilising low oxidation states of central metal such as Fe(CO)5.

When CO approaches metal as ligand, a sigma bond is formed as a result of overlap of lone pair of carbon atom and empty hybridised orbital of metal. Apart from it, empty CO antibonding orbital accepts π-electron density from the filled d-orbitals on the metal atom side by side, which is sometimes also referred as π-back bonding.

Carbon monoxide is not appreciably nucleophilic, i.e., σ-bond formed with metal is weak. But many d-metal carbonyl compounds are very stable. Thus, we can infer that the strength of π-back bonding enhances the stability of carbonyl complexes by increasing the strength of σ-bond between metal and carbonyl.

Which of the following has shortest metal carbon bond ?

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Important Questions on Coordination Compounds

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Mn2CO10 is an organometallic compound due to the presence of:
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as “Assertion A” and the other is labelled as “Reason R”

Assertion A : In the complex Ni(CO)4 and Fe(CO)5, the metals have zero oxidation state.

Reason R : Low oxidation states are found when a complex has ligands capable of π-donor character in addition to the σ-bonding.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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Number of bridging CO ligands in Mn2CO10 is             
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The correct statement(s) regarding the binary transition metal carbonyl compounds is (are) (Atomic numbers: Fe = 26, Ni = 28 )
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The correct pair of orbitals involved in $\pi$ -bonding between metal and CO in metal carbonyl complexes is:
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In the cobalt-carbonyl complex : Co2CO8, number of Co-Co bonds is "X" and terminal CO ligands is " Y". X+Y=___
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The reaction of aqueous NiH2062+ Is performed by the addition of a bidentate ligand ethane-1, 2, diamine (en)
Match the following
  NiH2O62+: en molar ratio   Colour of the product
A 1 : 1 I Pale blue
B 1 : 2 II Blue / Purple
C 1 : 3 III Violet
D   IV Green

The correct match is

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The number of bridging carbonyls in Co2CO8 is
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Low oxidation state of metals in their complexes are common when ligands
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Discuss the nature of bonding in metal carbonyls.
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Which of the following has the longest CO bond length? (Free CO bond length in CO is 1.128 Ao).
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Number of complexes which will exhibit synergic bonding amongst, CrCO6,MnCO5 and Mn2CO10 is
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How many bridging carbonyl(s) is/are present in the compound Fe3(CO)12 compound?
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The sum of bridging carbonyls in WCO6 and Mn2CO10 is _____ .
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Which of the following species is not stable?
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The number of bridged CO ligands present in Fe2CO9 and CO2CO8, respective are
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Among the given complexes that possess "CO" ligand bridges are

Co2CO8I  Fe3CO12II  Mn2CO10III  Fe2CO9IV

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The theory that can completely/properly explain the nature of bonding in NiCO4 is: