Product A in the following reaction is CD₃H + A · ABC26IN0262
Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Organometallic Compounds · Topic: Organometallic Compounds – General · Exam: CSIR NET 2016 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
Product $\mathrm{A}$ in the following reaction is 
$\mathrm{CD_3H}$ + $\mathrm{A}$
$\mathrm{CD_3H}$ + $\mathrm{A}$(a)$\mathrm{D_2C=CD_2}$
(b)$\mathrm{D_3C-CD_3}$
(c)
(d)$\mathrm{H_2C=CD_2}$
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence medium
Explanation
Ethylene coordinates and its C–H is activated: one Co–CD₃ is protonated off as CD₃H, leaving a vinyl; reductive elimination of the second CD₃ with the vinyl gives CD₃CH=CH₂ (c), and a second ethylene occupies the metal — mass balance requires A = 3,3,3-d₃-propene.
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