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Complex Ions
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds / Complex Ions / Problem 1

Consider the ligand dimethoxyethane [CH3OCH2CH2OCH3] or DME.

i. Provide the Lewis structure of DME. How is it similar to ethylenediamine as a ligand?

ii. Determine the oxidation state of Nb in K2[NbCl2(CO)2(DME)].

iii. Draw the structure [NbCl2(CO)2(DME)]2–, include isomers if applicable.

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