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AIIMS 201826 May
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2018
Date
26 May
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Coordination Compounds

AIIMS 2018 · 26 May · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

Which of the following can be reduced easily?

Which of the following can be reduced easily?

Options

  1. AV(CO)6\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{CO})_6
  2. BMo(CO)6\mathrm{Mo}(\mathrm{CO})_6
  3. C[Co(CO)4]−\left[\mathrm{Co}(\mathrm{CO})_4\right]^{-}
  4. DFe(CO)5\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CO})_5

Correct answer

A. V(CO)6\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{CO})_6

Step-by-step solution

\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{CO})_6canbeeasilyreducedto[V(CO)6]−can be easily reduced to \left[\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{CO})_6\right]^{-}. V(CO)6\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{CO})_6 has a total of 17 bonding electrons, hence it is very reactive and unstable. \left[\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{CO})_6\right]ontheotherhandhascompletesetof18bondingelectronsasanelectronisaddedintothebondingorbitalwhenon the other hand has complete set of 18 bonding electrons as an electron is added into the bonding orbital when\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{CO})_6getsreducedto[V(CO)6]−gets reduced to \left[\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{CO})_6\right]^{-}. All others have 18 bonding electrons.
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