This document discusses the electron donating properties of carbon monoxide ligands in metal carbonyl complexes. It notes that terminal carbon monoxide is a two-electron donor while bridging carbonyls can be thought of as one-electron donors to each metal. It also states that the dinuclear complex exists as structure B in the solid state but both structure A and B are present in solution based on electron counting considerations.
This document discusses the electron donating properties of carbon monoxide ligands in metal carbonyl complexes. It notes that terminal carbon monoxide is a two-electron donor while bridging carbonyls can be thought of as one-electron donors to each metal. It also states that the dinuclear complex exists as structure B in the solid state but both structure A and B are present in solution based on electron counting considerations.
This document discusses the electron donating properties of carbon monoxide ligands in metal carbonyl complexes. It notes that terminal carbon monoxide is a two-electron donor while bridging carbonyls can be thought of as one-electron donors to each metal. It also states that the dinuclear complex exists as structure B in the solid state but both structure A and B are present in solution based on electron counting considerations.
electron donor, whereas each bridging carbonyl can be thought of as contributing one electron to each metal In the crystalline state, only B is found, whereas in solution, both A and B exist from an electron counting perspective where both A and B are acceptable