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Organic Chemistry Questions and Answers – Organometallic Compounds – 1 | Organic Chemistry Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

(1) What are oxidation states of metal ion in following complexes?

I. PdCl2

II. Pd(PPh3)4

III. Pd(OAc)2

IV. ArPdBr where Ar is aryl

[A] 2, 4, 2, 2
[B] 2, 0, 2, 1
[C] 2, 0, 2, 2
[D] 0, 0, 0, 2
Answer: 2, 0, 2, 2
(2) Which of the following complex has a highest oxidation state of metal?
[A] (η6-C6H6)2Cr
[B] Mn(CO)5Cl
[C] Na2[Fe(CO)4]
[D] K[Mn(CO)5]
Answer: Na2[Fe(CO)4]

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(3) Which of the following complex is in which organic ligand is having only bond with metal?
[A] W(CH3)6
[B] K[PtCl3(C2H4)]
[C] (η5-C5H5)2Fe
[D] (η5-C6H6)2Ru
Answer: W(CH3)6
(4) What is the oxidation state of molybdenum in [η7-tropylium) Mo(CO)3]+?
[A] +2
[B] +1
[C] 0
[D] -1
Answer: 0
(5) Which of the following is the neutral complex which follows the 18- electron rule?
[A] (η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2
[B]  (η5-C5H5)2Mo(CO)3
[C] (η5-C5H5)2Co
[D] (η5-C5H5)2Re(η6-C6H6)
Answer: (η5-C5H5)2Re(η6-C6H6)
(6) If complex [W(Cp)2(CO)2] follows 18e- rule. What is Hapticity of Cp?
[A] 5 and 5
[B] 3 and 5
[C] 3 and 3
[D] 1 and 5
Answer: 3 and 5
(7) Which of the following complexes show easy oxidation?
[A] (η5-C5H5)2Fe
[B] (η5-C5H5)2Ru
[C] (η5-C5H5)2Co
[D] (η5-C5H5)2Co+
Answer: (η5-C5H5)2Co
(8) How many M — M bonds are present in [Cp Mo(CO3)]2?
[A] 1
[B] 2
[C] 0
[D] 4
Answer: 0
(9) Which of the following is the incorrect statement about Zeise’s salt?
[A] Zeise’s salt is diamagnetic
[B] Oxidation state of Pt in Zeis’s salt is +2
[C] All the Pt-Cl bond length in Zeise’s salt are equal
[D] C-C bond length of ethylene moiety in Zeise’s salt longer than that of free ethylene molecule
Answer: All the Pt-Cl bond length in Zeise’s salt are equal
(10) For metal olefin complexes (i) [PtCl3(C2F4)] and (ii) [PtCl3(C2H4)], which of the following is the correct statement?
[A] carbon-carbon bond length is same both in (i) and (ii)
[B] carbon-carbon bond length in (i) is smaller
[C] carbon-carbon bond length in (ii) is smaller
[D] a metallacycle is formed in each complex
Answer: carbon-carbon bond length in (i) is smaller

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