Directorate of Distance Education

Swami Vivekanand Subharti

University
I Year

Course code : BCBZ-602B

Course Title : Organometallics, Bioinorganic Chemistry and Spectros copy

Assignment No. : BCBZ-602B / 2023

Maximum Marks : 30

Attempt any 5 questions out of the given 10 questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Q1. Why does manganese show oxidation states varying from +2 to +7, whereas copper shows
only +1 and +2 oxidation states?

Q2. Give the industrial preparation of potassium dichromate along with the involved chemical
equations.

Q3. Give the definition of an organometallic compound along with few examples.

Q4. Differentiate between ionic and covalent sigma bonded organometallic compounds giving
suitable examples.

Q5. How can you classify organometallic compounds on the basis of hapticity?

Q6. Give the method of preparation of Fe(CO)5 from iron powder.

Q7. Show that Fe 3 (CO) 12 obeys 18 electron rule.

Q8. Explain the structure of Fe 2 (CO) 9 based on valence bond approach.

Q9. What is the carbonylate anion? Give any two reactions where its formation takes place
from metal carbonyls.

Q10. Mo(py) 2 (CO) 4 has two forms one – single CO structure another four. Give reason for this.