Chemistry · Introduction to coordination compounds, Werner's theory, ligands, coordination number, denticity, chelation
In the metal carbonyls of the general formula _{x} \) where metal the metal is b
In the metal carbonyls of the general formula \( M(C O)_{x} \) where \( M= \) metal \( x=4, \) the metal is bonded to:
- A. Carbon and oxygen
- B. Carbon
- C. oxygen
- D. co triple bond
Step-by-step solution
In metal carbonyls, the CO ligand coordinates to the metal through the carbon atom, forming a metal-carbon bond. The metal is not directly bonded to oxygen; the oxygen is bonded to carbon. The triple bond in CO is between carbon and oxygen, not with the metal. Therefore, the metal is bonded solely to carbon.
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