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Back bonding is involved in which of the organometallic compounds
ChemistryCoordination CompoundsJEE Main
Options:
  • A $\left[\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_3 \mathrm{Al}\right]_2$
  • B $\mathrm{Mg}^{2+}\left(\mathrm{C}_5 \mathrm{H}_5^{-}\right)_2$
  • C $R-M g-X$
  • D $\left[\left(\mathrm{C}_5 \mathrm{H}_5\right)_2 \mathrm{Fe}\right]$
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The correct answer is: $\left[\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_3 \mathrm{Al}\right]_2$
Back bonding occurs when there is a transfer of electron density from a filled orbital of one atom to an empty orbital of another atom within a molecule. In $\left[\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_3 \mathrm{Al}\right]_2$, aluminum atoms form a dimer through a bridge involving back bonding. Each aluminum has an empty p-orbital that can accept electron density from the filled p-orbitals of the bridging methyl groups. Therefore, the correct answer is $\left[\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_3 \mathrm{Al}\right]_2$.

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