(a) Identify CH3 and CN as either - donor, - donor, - acceptor ligands. Include diagrams...

 

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(a) Identify CH3 and CN as either - donor, - donor, - acceptor ligands. Include diagrams showing the Lewis structures of these ligands bonding to a transition metal atom to support your answer. (b) The - only bonding molecular orbital energy diagram is shown Sketch the molecular orbitals labeled eg* Sketch the orbitals labeled t2g and explain why they are non-bonding. (c) By considering additional interactions, explain why Aoct(CN) > Aoct(CH3) in the spectrochemical series. Your answer should include a molecular orbital sketch and a partial molecular orbital energy diagram. (a) Identify CH3 and CN as either - donor, - donor, - acceptor ligands. Include diagrams showing the Lewis structures of these ligands bonding to a transition metal atom to support your answer. (b) The - only bonding molecular orbital energy diagram is shown Sketch the molecular orbitals labeled eg* Sketch the orbitals labeled t2g and explain why they are non-bonding. (c) By considering additional interactions, explain why Aoct(CN) > Aoct(CH3) in the spectrochemical series. Your answer should include a molecular orbital sketch and a partial molecular orbital energy diagram.