Electronic spectra of some pentacarbonylhalogenometal complexes and related species
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- No. 15,p. 1568-1578
- https://doi.org/10.1039/dt9740001568
Abstract
U.v. and visible absorption spectra of the complexes [M(CO)5X](M = Mn, Re, Cr, MO, or W; X = Cl, Br, or I) are reported. These and spectra of [Mn(CO)5X](X = H, Me, CF3, and SiH3) and other metal carbonyl halide complexes are assigned using a molecular-orbital bonding picture based on recent approximate calculations and photoelectron spectra of these species. The highest-filled orbital of the halogeno-complexes is considered to have part metal dπ and part halogen pπ character. The unique lowest-energy band, which gives rise to the colour of these complexes and is not present in the other metal pentacarbonyl species discussed, is assigned to a 1A1→1E transition with electron transfer from this highest-filled orbital to a mainly σ* orbital of the metal–halogen bond. This is in contrast to earlier assignments which considered the acceptor orbital to have mainly π*(CO) character.Keywords
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