Cluster Compounds Wade Rules · ABC26IN0488

Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Organometallic Compounds · Topic: Cluster Compounds Wade Rules · Exam: GATE 2005-2021 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Column IColumn II
P: Wilkinson's catalystI. trans-$\mathrm{IrCl(CO)(PPh_3)_2}$
Q: Speiers's catalystII. Hydrosilylation
R: Water gas shift catalystIII. $\mathrm{RhCl(PPh_3)_3}$
S: Zeolite ZSM-5 catalystIV. Synthetic gasoline
V. Hydroformlylation
VI. Zinc-copper oxide
Codes:
(a)P – III, Q – II, R – VI, S – IV
(b)P – I, Q – V, R – III, S – IV
(c)S – V, Q – II, R – VI, S – IV
(d)P – III, Q – VI, R – IV, S – II
Answer
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Explanation
Wilkinson's catalyst RhCl(PPh₃)₃ (III); Speier's catalyst – hydrosilylation (II); WGS – Zn/Cu oxide (VI); ZSM-5 – synthetic gasoline (IV) (a).

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