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Bond strength of pi acceptors and metals with filled d(pi) orbitals
I was reading in The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals (Robert Crabtree) that lewis acids like BF3 often accept electrons from d(pi) orbitals. Is this generally true for all pi acceptor...
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Answer by orthocresol for Bond strength of pi acceptors and metals with...
TL;DR Yes, you need low oxidation states unless there is a significant $\ce{M\bond{->}L}$ σ contribution to the bonding.There are a few kinds of π acceptor ligands to distinguish between. These...
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