The Zintl ion cluster [CoGe10]3- has pentagonal prismatic geometry. Calculate the molecular orbitals of this ion.
a. Identify the key molecular orbitals involved in bonding to cobalt.
b. Identify the key molecular orbitals involved in bonding between the germaniums in the rings.
c. Compare the bonding in this cluster with the bonding in ferrocene (Section 13.5.2). (See J.-Q. Wang, S. Stegmaier, T. F. Fässler, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 1.)
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