ABC26IN1383 · Organometallic Compounds

Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Organometallic Compounds · Topic: Cluster Compounds Wade Rules · Exam: NET DEC 2013 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The correct statement regarding terminal/bridging CO groups in solid $mathrm{Co_4(CO)_{12}}$ and $mathrm{Ir_4(CO)_{12}}$ is
(a)both have equal number of bridging CO groups
(b)number of bridging CO groups in $mathrm{Co_4(CO)_{12}}$ is 4
(c)the number of terminal CO groups in $mathrm{Co_4(CO)_{12}}$ is 8
(d)the number of bridging CO groups in $mathrm{Ir_4(CO)_{12}}$ is zero.
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