Discuss the nature of bonding in metal carbonyls. from Chemistry

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183.

Discuss the nature of bonding in metal carbonyls.


Carbonyls are formed by the transitional elements because of the presence of vacant d-orbitals. In carbonyl the oxidation state of the metal is zero. 
During the formation of carbonyls the vacant d-orbitals of metal are over-lapped by the filled carbon σ-orbitals. This results the formation of σ-bond between metal and C of CO due to the donation of electron pair of carbon into the vacant d-orbitals of metal. On the other hand a π-overlap takes place by a back donation of electrons from a filled d-orbitals of metal into the vacant antibonding πp-orbitals of CO and a pπ  M → C bond is formed.



Donation of lone pair of electrons by the C of CO into vacant d-orbital of the metal (sigma overlap)
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Fig. Donation of electrons from filled d-orbitals of metal into vacant antibonding π p - orbital of CO(Pit overlap).

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184.

Give the oxidation state, d-orbital occuptaion and coordination number of the central metal ion in the following complexes:
K3[Co(C2O4)3]

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185.

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187.

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188.

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189.

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190.

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