Comment on "revisiting π backbonding: The influence of d orbitals on metal-CO bonds and ligand red shifts" by D. Koch, Y. Chen, P. Golub and S. Manzhos,: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 20814

Sudip Pan, Gernot Frenking

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Abstract

We challenge the statement of Koch et al. that the M → CO charge transfer and the decrease of the CO stretching frequency in metal carbonyl complexes do not depend on the metal d orbitals. The approach of the authors is severely flawed and leads to misleading conclusions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5377-5379
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume22
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2020

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