(a) The cluster H 3 Os 6 (CO) 16 B contains an interstitial B atom and has...

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(a) The cluster H3Os6(CO)16B contains an interstitial B atom and has an Os6 cage derived from a pentagonal bipyramid with one equatorial vertex missing. Comment on this structure in terms of both Wade’s rules and a total valence electron count for the cluster.

(b) Give a description of the bonding in [Ir(CO)6]3+ and compare it with that in the isoelectronic compound W(CO)6. How would you expect the IR spectra of these species to differ in the carbonyl stretching region?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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