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Synthesis of Molybdenum-Molybdenum Quadruple Bonds: A Multistep Advanced Synthesis Laboratory Experiment

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Laura E. Pence , Amy M. Weisgerber and Florence A. Maounis

Department of Chemistry, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (3), p 404

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p404

Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1999

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

An advanced synthetic inorganic experiment is described in which students prepare Mo₂(O₂CCH₃)₄, a species containing a quadruple metal-metal bond. They then study the ligand substitution chemistry of the compound to form the unbridged systems [Mo₂Cl₈]^4- and resources.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Coordination Compounds

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