Coordination Compounds - Result Question 78

####85. Among the following, which is not the π-bonded organometallic compound?

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(a) (CH3)4Sn

(b) K[PtCl3(η2C2H4)]

(c) Fe(η5C5H5)2

(d) Cr(η6C6H6)2

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Solution:

  1. (a) The number of carbon atom found in π bonded organometallic compounds is indicated by the greek latter ’ η ’ with a number. The prefixes η2,η5 and η6 indicate that 2, 5 and 6 carbon atom are bound to the metal in the compound. (CH3)4Sn does not involve any pi (π) bond formation. (CH3)4Sn is a σ bonded organometallic compound.


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