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In the Laboratory
Advanced Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory
Synthesis, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics: An Advanced Laboratory Investigation of the Cis–Trans Isomerization of Mo(CO)4(PR3)2
Ashfaq A. Bengali
Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013

Kim E. Mooney
Department of Chemistry, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052

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September 2003
Vol. 80 No. 9
p. 1044
Abstract
An advanced laboratory experiment that requires students to thoroughly investigate the kinetics, thermodynamics, and the mechanism of the cis–trans isomerization of Mo(CO)4(PR3)2 (R = Et, n-butyl) is presented. The students synthesize the cis complex and then study its conversion to the trans isomer. This experiment illustrates the important relationship between kinetics and thermodynamics and the results emphasize the selfconsistency of the data.
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 Bengali, Ashfaq A.; Mooney, Kim E. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 1044.
*  Keywords
 Inorganic Chemistry; Kinetics; Laboratory Instruction; Metal Carbonyls; Molybdenum; Organometallics; Thermodynamics
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