Inorganic Chemistry Exam 3/2010-06-21

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1. (30 pts) Define the following terms:

(a) Oxidative addition (b) Hydride elimination
(c) Hydroformylation (d) Hydrogenation
(e) Olefin Metathesis (f) Ring-opening metathesis polymerization
2. (6 pts) MnCp2 is high spin, while MnCp*2 (Cp* = 5-C5Me5) is low spin. How many unpaired
electrons does each metal have, and which ligand has the stronger ligand field?
3. (14 pts) On the base of 18-electron rule, determine the unknown quantity or the first-row
transition metal for each of the following:
(a) [(5-C5H5)W(H)(CO)X] (b) [(CO)3Ni-Co(CO)3]Z (c) [(5-C5H5)Mn(CO)X]2 (Mn=Mn)
(d) M(CO)2(CS)(PPh3)Br] (e) [M(CO)7]+ (f) [(4-C4H4)(5-C5H5)M]+
(g) [(3-C3H5)(5-C5H5)M(CH3)(NO)] (linear M-N-O)
4. (6 pts) The 1H NMR spectrum of (C5H5)2Fe(CO)2 shows two peaks of equal area at room
temperature but has four resonances of relative intensity 5:2:2:1 at low temperatures. Explain.
5. (10 pts) Analyzing the CO stretching vibrations for Ni(CO)4 and Cr(CO)6 with Td and Oh
symmetry.
6. (8 pts) Give the structural formulas from A to D:

A has strong IR bands at 1880 and 1830 cm-1; C has a 1H NMR spectrum consisting of two
singlets of relative intensity 1:5 at approximately -12 ppm and 5 ppm, respectively.
7. (8 pts) A Co(II) complex has absorption bands at 20,000 (4T1 4A2) and 16,000 (4T1 4T1) cm-1.
Calculate o and B for this complex.
8. (9 pts) The d2 ions CrO44-, MnO43-, FeO42-, and RuO42- have been reported.
(a) Which of these has the largest value of t? The smallest? Explain briefly.
(b) Of the first three, which ion has the shortest metal-oxygen bond distance? Explain briefly.
(c) The charge-transfer transitions for the first three complexes occur at 43,000, 33,000, and
21,000 cm-1 respectively. Are these more likely to be ligand to metal or metal to ligand
charge-transfer transitions? Explain briefly.
9. (6 pts) Estimate the magnetic moments (spin-only) of the following species:
(a) [Fe(CN)6]3 (b) [Ni(H2O)6]2+ (c) [Cr(H2O)6]2+

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10. (8 pts) Assign absolute configurations ( or ) to the following:

11. (10 pts) What is Jahn-Teller distortion?