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(a) In 1956, it was concluded on the basis of dipole moment measurements that Cp2Pb did no...

(a) In 1956, it was concluded on the basis of dipole moment measurements that Cp2Pb did not contain coparallel C5-rings. Explain how this conclusion follows from such measurements.


(b)   X-ray diffraction studies at 113 K show that two cyclopentadienyl complexes of beryllium can be formulated as (η:5-C5HMe4)(η1-C5HMe4)Be and (η5-C5Me5)2Be respectively. The solution 'hi NMR spectrum at 298K of (C5HMe4)2Be exhibits singlets at 6 1.80, 1.83 and 4.39 ppm (relative integrals 6:6:1), whereas that of (C5Me5)2Be shows one singlet at 6 1.83 ppm. Draw diagrams to represent the solid state structures of the compounds and rationalize the solution NMR spectroscopic data.

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