1. Below is a molecular orbital diagram for a generic metallocene. Based on this, contrast the metal carbon bond lengths in chromocene [Cr(CsHs)2], ferrocene [Fe(CsHs)2] and nickelocene [Ni(CsHs)2]. Which would you expect to be a reductant, which is an oxidant and which is stable? Justify your answer. M MCP 2 Cp equ ezg 4p azu ezgi ezu azu etu ezu 45 aig 3d alg eig 20 equ 19 ezg 19 1gazu
1. Below is a molecular orbital diagram for a generic metallocene. Based on this, contrast the metal carbon bond lengths in chromocene [Cr(CsHs)2], ferrocene [Fe(CsHs)2] and nickelocene [Ni(CsHs)2]. Which would you expect to be a reductant, which is an oxidant and which is stable? Justify your answer. M MCP 2 Cp equ ezg 4p azu ezgi ezu azu etu ezu 45 aig 3d alg eig 20 equ 19 ezg 19 1gazu
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![1. Below is a molecular orbital diagram for a generic metallocene. Based on this, contrast the
metal carbon bond lengths in chromocene [Cr(CsHs)2], ferrocene [Fe(CsHs)2] and nickelocene
[Ni(CsHs)2]. Which would you expect to be a reductant, which is an oxidant and which is stable?
Justify your answer.
M
MCP
2 Cp
equ
ezg
4p
azu
ezgi ezu
azu etu
ezu
45
aig
3d
alg eig 20
equ
19
ezg
19
1gazu](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fff6f3ef7-ced9-4307-be56-b834e2b85256%2F0ec908c5-0046-4912-bbe6-c3add9c2b8e7%2Fnkz9l5h_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Below is a molecular orbital diagram for a generic metallocene. Based on this, contrast the
metal carbon bond lengths in chromocene [Cr(CsHs)2], ferrocene [Fe(CsHs)2] and nickelocene
[Ni(CsHs)2]. Which would you expect to be a reductant, which is an oxidant and which is stable?
Justify your answer.
M
MCP
2 Cp
equ
ezg
4p
azu
ezgi ezu
azu etu
ezu
45
aig
3d
alg eig 20
equ
19
ezg
19
1gazu
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