Among the following, the correct statement is:a)CH is isolabal to Co(C...
Isolobal principle:
The isolobal principle states that two molecules are isolobal if they have the same number of valence electrons and the same distribution of electrons in their frontier orbitals.
Explanation:
a) CH is isolobal to Co(CO)3:
- CH has 4 valence electrons and one unpaired electron in the 2p orbital.
- Co(CO)3 has 18 valence electrons and three unpaired electrons in the 3d orbitals.
- Both CH and Co(CO)3 have the same number of valence electrons and the same distribution of electrons in their frontier orbitals.
- Therefore, CH is isolobal to Co(CO)3.
b) CH2 is isolobal to Ni(CO)2:
- CH2 has 8 valence electrons and two unpaired electrons in the 2p orbitals.
- Ni(CO)2 has 16 valence electrons and two unpaired electrons in the 3d orbitals.
- Although CH2 and Ni(CO)2 have the same number of valence electrons, they do not have the same distribution of electrons in their frontier orbitals.
- Therefore, CH2 is not isolobal to Ni(CO)2.
c) CH is isolobal to Fe(CO)4:
- CH has 4 valence electrons and one unpaired electron in the 2p orbital.
- Fe(CO)4 has 18 valence electrons and no unpaired electrons.
- Although CH and Fe(CO)4 have the same number of valence electrons, they do not have the same distribution of electrons in their frontier orbitals.
- Therefore, CH is not isolobal to Fe(CO)4.
d) CH2 is isolobal to Mn(CO)4:
- CH2 has 8 valence electrons and two unpaired electrons in the 2p orbitals.
- Mn(CO)4 has 20 valence electrons and no unpaired electrons.
- Although CH2 and Mn(CO)4 have the same number of valence electrons, they do not have the same distribution of electrons in their frontier orbitals.
- Therefore, CH2 is not isolobal to Mn(CO)4.
Therefore, the correct statement is option 'A': CH is isolobal to Co(CO)3.
Among the following, the correct statement is:a)CH is isolabal to Co(C...
For this case we should count total valance electron and electron deficiency
TVE deficiency
a.
CH 4+1=5 8-5 =3
Co(CO)3 9+6=15 18- 15 =3
b.
CH2 4+2=6 8-6=2
Ni(CO)2 10+4=14 18-14=4
c.
CH 5 3
Fe(CO)4 8+8=16 18-16=2
d.
CH2 6 2
Mn(CO)4 7+8=15 18-15=3
so as deficiency of CH and Co(CO)3 is same so it is isolabal