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In the Laboratory
An Experiment for the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory: The Sunlight-Induced Photosynthesis of (η2-C60)M(CO)5 Complexes (M = Mo, W)
José E. Cortés-Figueroa
Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00681
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July 2003
Vol. 80 No. 7
p. 799
Abstract
The sunlight-induced photoreactions of M(CO)6 with C60 producing (η2-C60)M(CO)5 (M = Mo, W) complexes are modular, inexpensive, and relatively safe hands-on activities. This experiment promotes laboratory skills, chemical applications of group theory, and the understanding of the backbonding concept (and π-acidity) and its relation to the electronic structure of C60 and the metal.
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 Cortés-Figueroa, José E. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 799.
*  Keywords
 Bonding Theory; Coordination Chemistry; Group Theory; Inorganic Chemistry; IR Spectroscopy; Metal Carbonyls; Photochemistry; Transition Elements; Laboratory Instruction
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