Q52 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2018

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2018 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Organometallic Compounds · Topic: Organometallic Compounds – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

The hydrocarbon having an analogous structure to that of $\mathrm{P}_{4} \mathrm{O}_{6}$ is
(a)$\left[(\mathrm{CH})_{4}\left(\mu-\mathrm{CH}_{2}\right)_{6}\right]$
(c)$\left[\left(\mathrm{CH}_{2}\right)_{4}(\mu-\mathrm{CH})_{6}\right]$
(b)$\left[(\mathrm{CH})_{6}\left(\mu-\mathrm{CH}_{2}\right)_{4}\right]$
(d)$\left[\left(\mathrm{CH}_{2}\right)_{4}(\mu-\mathrm{CH})_{4}\right]$
Answer
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Explanation
P₄O₆ is a P₄ tetrahedron with six O atoms bridging its edges. The hydrocarbon analogue puts CH at the four corners and CH₂ across the six edges: [(CH)₄(μ-CH₂)₆] (adamantane-like).

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