Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Chemistry · Topic: Reaction Mechanisms Substitution · Exam: NET JUNE 2021 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
Which of the following statements regarding dissociative substitution in an octahedral transition metal complex,
\[ \begin{array}{l} (1)\ \text{High steric hindrance between ligands in the metal complex favours fast dissociation of ligand.} \\ (2)\ \text{Increased charge on the metal atom/ion of the complex favours the acceptance of electron pair of the entering ligands.} \\ (3)\ \text{A penta-coordinated intermediate is observed.} \\ (4)\ \text{Nature of the entering ligand significantly influences the reaction.} \end{array} \]