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Organometallic Chemistry: Metal Carbonyls and Spectroscopy

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What is the main role of organometallic chemistry?

To enhance inorganic chemistry

To replace inorganic chemistry

To bridge organic and inorganic chemistry (correct)

To eliminate organic chemistry

What is the significance of organometallic chemistry in industrial applications?

It is used mainly in inorganic synthesis

It plays a vital role in homogeneous catalysis for industrial processes (correct)

It is only relevant in academic research

It has no significance in industrial applications

What concept is utilized to predict the number of metal-metal bonds in metal carbonyls?

Reductive elimination

The 18 electron rule (correct)

Oxidative addition

Insertion

What is the primary use of Zeise’s salt?

In the synthesis of polymers Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of hapticity in organometallic chemistry?

It affects the bonding of ligands to the metal center Signup and view all the answers

How does organometallic chemistry contribute to the reduction of fossil fuel usage?

By developing alternative energy sources Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of an organometallic compound?

Presence of a metal-carbon bond Signup and view all the answers

When was Zeise’s Salt, K[Pt(C2H4)Cl3] H2O, first synthesized?

1827 Signup and view all the answers

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis?

Robert H. Grubbs Signup and view all the answers

Which compound was synthesized about 1900 and is included in the field of organometallic chemistry?

Grignard Reagents Signup and view all the answers

What kind of bonding interactions define an organometallic compound?

Ionic or covalent, localized or delocalized between one or more carbon atoms and a metal atom Signup and view all the answers

What do naturally occurring Cobalamins contain?

Co-C bonds Signup and view all the answers

Which discovery marks the beginning of modern Organometallic Chemistry?

'Ferrocene' synthesis Signup and view all the answers

Who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis in 2010?

Richard F. Heck and Ei-ichi Negishi Signup and view all the answers

Which compound was not fully known until 1975 hydrate?

Zeise’s Salt Signup and view all the answers

What did William N. Lipscomb receive the Nobel Prize for?

Studies on the structure of boranes illuminating problems of chemical bonding Signup and view all the answers