Octahedral block metal organometallic

In Section 20.4, we apphed molecular orbital theory to octahedral complexes containing w-acceptor ligands and gave a rationale for the fact that low oxidation state organometallic complexes tend to obey the 18-electron rule. This rule often breaks down for early and late J-block metals as examples later in the chapter show 16-electron complexes are common for e.g. Rh(I), Ir(I), Pd(0) and Pt(0). The majority... 

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