(a) Which of the following complexes would you expect to suffer from a JahnTeller distortion: [CrI 6...

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(a) Which of the following complexes would you expect to suffer from a Jahn–Teller distortion: [CrI6]4−, [Cr(CN)6]4−, [CoF6]3− and [Mn(ox)3]3−? Give reasons for your answers.

(b) [Et4N]2[NiBr4] is paramagnetic, but K2[PdBr4] is diamagnetic. Rationalize these observations.

(c) Using a simple MO approach, explain what happens to the energies of the metal d orbitals on the formation of a σ-bonded complex such as [Ni(NH3)6]2+.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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