Q46 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2017
Paper: CSIR-NET June 2017 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Organometallic Compounds · Topic: Organometallic Compounds – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
Identify the product in the reaction between 
and $\mathrm{CH_3I}$ going at room temperature via $S_N2$ mechanism
and $\mathrm{CH_3I}$ going at room temperature via $S_N2$ mechanism(a)
(b)
(d)
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
SN2 oxidative addition of CH₃I to Vaska's complex adds CH₃ and I trans to each other, perpendicular to the original square plane (a).
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