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When Cr(CO)5(PH3) and Cr(CO)5(NH3) are oxidized by one electron: a. What is the cha...

When Cr(CO)5(PH3) and Cr(CO)5(NH3) are oxidized by one electron:

a. What is the change in LFSE?

b. Does the C—O distance increase or decrease? Explain briefly.

c. When Cr(CO)5(PH3) is oxidized, what is the effect on the Cr—P distance? Explain briefly.

d. When Cr(CO)5(NH3) is oxidized, what is the effect on the Cr—N distance? Explain briefly. (T. Leyssens, D. Peeters, A. G. Orpen, J. N. Harvey, New J. Chem. , 2005 , 29 , 1424.)

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