Discuss the nature of bonding in metal carbonyls.
Discuss the nature of bonding in metal carbonyls.

Ans: The carbon metal linkages in metal carbonyls are characterized by both s and p. M-Ca bond consists of a donation into an empty metal orbital of a lone pair of electrons on the carbonyl carbon.
M-C \pi bond is the donation to the empty carbon dioxide vacant anti-bonding \pi^{\prime} orbital of a pair of electrons from the d-filled metal orbital. The reverse bonding of the carbonyl group is also known. The ligand-metal interaction provides a symergistic effect that enhances the relationship between \mathrm{CO} and metal. The synergistic action reinforces the connection between CO and metal. The diagram is given below:
synergic bonding inmetal carbonyls