Combination spectra of dinuclear metal carbonyls; structure of (OC)4Cr(PMe2)2Cr(CO)4, {(π-C5H5)Mo(CO)3}2, and related compounds in solution

Abstract

The combination frequencies of carbonyl vibrations in solution in the 4000 cm.^–1 region have been determined for a number of phosphorus-bridged dinuclear metal carbonyls and for a related compound in which two metals are held together by a simple, direct metal–metal bond. The results show that these spectra can be used to assess symmetry and furnish evidence for metal–metal bonding, as predicted by the theory presented here.