A) Briefly describe the coordination of CO to transition metals and hence or otherwise explain why it is able to stabilise low oxidation state metal atoms/ions.
(8 marks)
b) Describe briefly the changes in chemical characteristics of a given metal ion/atom
When coordinated to
i) Tt-acid ligands
ii) -basic ligands. Give relevant examples in each case.
(6 marks)
c) Show the electron counting in the following coordination compounds
i). Ni(CO)4
ii).
111)
P(Cy)3
Ph
T 웃
Ru
Occ
Ос
CI
P(Cy)3
(Ni = 28, Mo = 42, Cr= 24)
(6 marks)
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