Q5 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2011
Paper: CSIR NET June 2011 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Organometallic Compounds · Topic: Oxidative Addition Reductive Elimination · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
The oxidative addition and reductive elimination steps are favoured by
(a)Electron rich metal centres.
(b)Electron deficient metal centers
(c)Electron deficient and electron rich metal centers respectively.
(d)Electron rich and electron deficient metal centers respectively
Answer
Answer (as printed): D
Explanation
Oxidation of metal is easier for electron rich systems, so electron rich metals undergo oxidative addition and as reduction is easier for electron-deficient metal, so it undergoes reductive elimina tion.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.
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