C=O bond strength varies systematically in metal carbonyls.
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Metal carbonyl C=O bond strength varies systematically according to the metal center, its oxidation state, and its backbonding capabilities.
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Classical gold carbonyl complexes in tetrahedral and trigonal-planar settings.
2023 · cited by 8
Paper 7 discusses how coinage metal carbonyl complexes display varying C-O stretching frequencies due to differences in metal-to-ligand pi-backbonding.
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Effective Computation of Coupling Force Constants: Metal Carbonyls as a Test Case.
2025 · cited by 2
Paper 9 utilizes a series of metal carbonyls to compute force constants and evaluate descriptors like the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model across various transition metals.