In which one of the following metal carbonyls, CO forms a bridge between metal atoms?
Solution
In the most common bridging mode, denoted or simply , the ligand bridges a pair of metals. This bonding mode is observed in the commonly available metal carbonyls: , , and . In certain higher nuclearity clusters, bridges between three or even four metals.


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