Coordination Compounds 2 Question 38

####40. If the bond length of $CO$ bond in carbon monoxide is $1.128 \AA$, then what is the value of $CO$ bond length in $Fe(CO) _5$ ?

(a) $1.15 \AA$

(b) $1.128 \AA$

(c) $1.72 \AA$

(d) $1.118 \AA$

(2006)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 40. $F$

(4)

Solution:

  1. In $CO$, bond order $=3$. In metal carbonyls like $Fe(CO) _5$, due to $d \pi-p \pi$ back-bonding, bond order of $CO$ decreases slightly therefore, bond length increases slightly.


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