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The document consists of a series of chemistry questions related to isoelectronic compounds, CO stretching frequencies, metal carbonyls, organometallic compounds, and reaction mechanisms. It addresses specific comparisons and explanations regarding the properties and behaviors of various metal complexes and their interactions with ligands. Additionally, it includes inquiries about bond lengths, basicity, and reaction mechanisms in organometallic chemistry.

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The document consists of a series of chemistry questions related to isoelectronic compounds, CO stretching frequencies, metal carbonyls, organometallic compounds, and reaction mechanisms. It addresses specific comparisons and explanations regarding the properties and behaviors of various metal complexes and their interactions with ligands. Additionally, it includes inquiries about bond lengths, basicity, and reaction mechanisms in organometallic chemistry.

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Q1. Which of the two isoelectronic compounds Cr(CO)6 and [V(CO)6]- will have the higher CO stretching frequency?

Q2. Which of the two chromium compounds [Cr(CO)5(PEt3)] and [Cr(CO)5(PPh3)] will have the lower CO
stretching frequency? Which will have the shorter M-C bond?

Q3. The vanadium–carbon distance in V(CO)6 is 200 pm but only 193 pm in [V(CO)6]-. Explain.

Q4. Which metal carbonyl in each of (a) [Fe(CO)4]2- or [Co(CO)4]-, (b) [Mn(CO)5]- or [Re(CO)5]- should be
the most basic towards a proton? Explain your answer.

Q5. Treatment of TiCl4 at low temperature with EtMgBr gives an organometallic compound that is unstable above -70°C.
However, treatment of TiCl4 at low temperature with MeLi or LiCH2SiMe3 gives organometallic compounds that are
stable at room temperature. Rationalize these observations

Q6. Write down the products in the following reactions.


Q7. [IrH2(H2O)2(PPh3)2]+ reacts with indene to give [Ir(C9H10)(PPh3)2]+ (A).
On heating, this species rearranges with H2 loss to give [IrH(C9H7)(PPh3)2]+ (B).
Only A reacts with ligands such as CO. What do you think are the structures of A and B?

Q8. In the crystal structure of Cp2Zr(η4-C4H6)2, the double bond length in neutral ligand is 1.45 Å
whereas the corresponding single bond length is 1.40 Å. Provide explanations for this observation

Q9. Explain the following observations with proper reason.

Relative rates:
X= p-CN > p-CF3 > p-H > p-CH3 > p-OMe
Y= H > Ph > COR > CF3 > CN
Q10.

Q11. Using the concept of oxidative addition and reductive elimination, give a suitable mechanism
for the formation of each of the products in the following reaction (Et3Si-H may be considered
as a non-polar/weakly polar system). Please name each elementary steps.

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