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Bonding in Metal Carbonyls

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CBSE: Class 12

Key Points: Bonding in Metal Carbonyls

Metal carbonyls are coordination compounds of transition metals with CO as the ligand.

Synergic Bonding (Synergistic Effect):

The M–CO bond in metal carbonyls involves two components acting together (hence "synergic"):

  1. σ-bond component: CO acts as a σ-donor — the lone pair on C of CO donates into an empty metal orbital → forms a σ bond (M ← C=O).
  2.  π-bond component (back donation): Metal acts as a π-donor — filled metal d-orbitals back-donate electron density into the empty π* (antibonding) orbital of CO → forms a π back-bond (M → C≡O).

This mutual reinforcement of both donation and back-donation strengthens the M–C bond and is called the synergic effect. This also weakens the C≡O bond (back donation into π*) slightly compared to free CO.

The C≡O bond order in metal carbonyls is less than 3 (slightly less than free CO) due to back donation.

Examples:

  • Ni(CO)₄ — tetracarbonylnickel(0); d¹⁰; tetrahedral
  • Fe(CO)₅ — pentacarbonyliron(0); d⁸; trigonal bipyramidal
  • Cr(CO)₆ — hexacarbonylchromium(0); d⁶; octahedral

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