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In solution, the cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl dimers [CpMo(CO)3]2 and [CpW(CO)3]2 react...

In solution, the cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl dimers [CpMo(CO)3]2 and [CpW(CO)3]2 react to form the heterobimetallic complex Cp(CO)3Mo-W(CO)3Cp. However, the reaction does not go to completion; a mixture results in which the [CpMo(CO)3]2 and [CpW(CO)3]2 are in equilibrium with the mixed metal compound. The abundance of the three organometallic complexes is governed statistically by the number of CpMo(CO)3 and CpW(CO)3 fragments present. If 0.00100 mmol of [CpMo(CO)3]2 and .00200 mmol of [CpW(CO)3]2 are dissolved in toluene until equilibrium is achieved, calculate the amounts of the three organometallic complexes in the equilibrium solution. (See T. Madach, H. Vahrenkamp, Z. Naturforsch. , 1979 , 34b , 573.)

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