What are metal carbonyles?

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Metal carbonyls are coordination complexes of transition metals with carbon monoxide ligands. Metal carbonyls are useful in organic synthesis and as catalysts or catalyst precursors in homogeneous catalysis, such as hydroformylation and Reppe chemistry.

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M (C O)_{x})

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C O

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Statement I: Metal-carbon bond in metal carbonyls posess both s and p character.

Statement II: Oxidation state of metal in metal carbonyl is zero.

[V (C O)_{6}]^{-}, [C r (C O)_{6}]

[M n (C O)_{6}]^{+}

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