Q5 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2011
Paper: CSIR-NET June 2011 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Organometallic Compounds · Topic: Oxidative Addition Reductive Elimination · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
The oxidative addition and reductive elimination steps are favoured by
(a)Electron rich metal centres
(b)Electron deficient metal centers
(c)Electron deficient and electron rich metal centers respectively.
(d)Electron rich and electron deficient metal centers respectively
Answer
Answer: D ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Oxidative addition is favoured by electron-rich (low-valent, basic) metals; reductive elimination by electron-poor metal centres (d).
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