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What is Metal carbonyls?

Also known as: metal carbonyl · terminal carbonyl · bridging carbonyl

Definition 20.3 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 20 — Organometallic Chemistry: Bonding and Ligands

A metal carbonyl is a complex with carbon monoxide ligands. A terminal carbonyl is bonded to one metal through carbon; a bridging carbonyl spans two (or three) metals.

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