UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
Course 21J - Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
Problem Paper # 4
November 10, 2003
For each of the following metal and ligand combinations,
formulate the simplest neutral compound that conforms to the
18-electron rule.
Draw a reasonable structure for each compound.
(a) Ni, CO; (b) Fe, CO, COT (COT = cyclooctatraene);
(c) Co, Cp, CO; (d) Fe, Cp, CO;
(e) Ni, Cp, NO; (f) Co, Cp, NO.
2. Predict the structures of the following complexes:
(a) Ni(CO)4 ; (b)
(PEt3)2Pd(CH3)2 ;
(c) Fe(CO)4(C2H4) ; (d)
PdCl2(CH3CN)2 ;
(e) Rh(PPh3)3Cl ; (f)
[Co(CO)4]-
3. Which of the two complexes has the lower CO stretching
frequency in the infrared spectrum? Rationalise your choice.
(a) Mo(CO)6 or
Mo(CO)4(PPh3)2
(b) Cr(CO)6 or Cr(dien)(CO)3
(c) Fe(CO)5 or Fe(CO)4Br2
(d) Mo(CO)4(PMe3)2 or
Mo(CO)4(PPh3)2
4. Outline preparative methods for the following metal carbonyls:
Ni(CO)4; Fe(CO)5;
Co2(CO)8; Mo(CO)6;
Ru(CO)5.
5. What is reductive carbonylation? Give an example where this
method is applied to prepare a metal carbonyl.
6. Draw catalytic cycles for hydrogenation of olefins and
Pd-catalyzed oxidation of alkenes.
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