Carbon monoxide forms complexes with low valent metals. For example, Ni(CO) 4 and Fe(CO) 5 are well
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Carbon monoxide forms complexes with low valent metals. For example, Ni(CO)4 and Fe(CO)5 are well known. CO also forms complexes with the iron(II) ion in hemoglobin, which prevents the hemoglobin from acting in its normal way. Is CO a Lewis acid or a Lewis base?
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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity
ISBN: 9780357001172
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Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
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