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In the formation of metal carbonyls, which orbitals are involved in the overlap ? |
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Answer» Solution :(i) Filled bonding `pi_(2p)` orbital of CO with empty metal d-orbital RESULTING in `SIGMA`-bond between metal atom and carbon atom of CO. (II) Filled metal d-orbital with empty antibonding `pi_(2p)*` orbital of CO resulting in additional `PI`-bond between the metal and same CO MOLECULE (back bonding). |
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