Carbon monoxide forms stable bonds with transition metals to create metal carbonyl complexes. These complexes are studied to understand the nature of the metal-carbon bond within them. The metal-carbon bond in metal carbonyls allows carbon monoxide to act as a ligand that bonds to the metal center.
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Structure of CO & metal carbonyls - MOT treatment on the structures
Carbon monoxide forms stable bonds with transition metals to create metal carbonyl complexes. These complexes are studied to understand the nature of the metal-carbon bond within them. The metal-carbon bond in metal carbonyls allows carbon monoxide to act as a ligand that bonds to the metal center.
Carbon monoxide forms stable bonds with transition metals to create metal carbonyl complexes. These complexes are studied to understand the nature of the metal-carbon bond within them. The metal-carbon bond in metal carbonyls allows carbon monoxide to act as a ligand that bonds to the metal center.