The molecule dimethylphosphinoethane 3(CH3)2PCH2CH2
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The molecule dimethylphosphinoethane 3(CH3)2PCH2CH2 P(CH3)2, which is abbreviated dmpe] is used as a ligand for some complexes that serve as catalysts. A complex that contains this ligand is Mo(CO)4(dmpe). (a) Draw the Lewis structure for dmpe, and compare it with ethylenediamine as a coordinating ligand. (b) What is the oxidation state of Mo in Na23Mo(CN)2(CO)2(dmpe)]? (c) Sketch the structure of the 3Mo(CN)2(CO)2(dmpe)4 2- ion, including all the possible isomers.
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