Classify the symmetry type of the d orbitals in a tetragonal C 4v symmetry complex, such as

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Classify the symmetry type of the d orbitals in a tetragonal C4v symmetry complex, such as [CoCl(NH3)5]2+, where the Cl lies on the z-axis.

(a) Which orbitals will be displaced from their position in the octahedral molecular orbital diagram by π interactions with the lone pairs of the Cl ligand? 

(b) Which orbital will move because the Cl ligand is not as strong a σ base as NH3

(c) Sketch the qualitative molecular orbital diagram for the C4v complex.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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