Q76 · CSIR NET Chemistry, December 2015
Paper: CSIR NET December 2015 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Organometallic Compounds · Topic: Organometallic Compounds – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
For uranocene, the correct statement(s) is/are
(a)oxidation state of uranium is ' +4 '
(b)it has cyclooctatetraenide ligands
(c)it is bent sandwich compound
(d)it has ' -2 ' charge.
Answer
Answer: A,B ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
The source book printed A; on checking, A,B is correct — see the explanation.
Answer: (A) and (B).
Explanation
Answer: (A) and (B) — Uranocene, U(η⁸-C₈H₈)₂, contains U(IV) between two planar aromatic C₈H₈²⁻ rings. It is a neutral, parallel (D₈h) sandwich, not a bent one.
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