Suppose a transition metal is bonded to a cyclo-C3H3 ligand as shown below. a. Sket...

Suppose a transition metal is bonded to a cyclo-C₃H₃ ligand as shown below.

a. Sketch each of the π molecular orbitals of

b. For each of these orbitals, determine which s , p , and d orbitals of the metal are of appropriate symmetry for interaction.

c. Using molecular modeling software, generate the molecular orbitals of cyclo-C₃H₃, and compare the p orbitals with your sketches in a .

d. Generate and display the molecular orbitals of the theoretical sandwich complex Observe the orbitals showing overlap between lobes of the rings and the central Ni, and compare these with the orbitals you indicated for metal–ring interactions in b .