Chemistry Please help [V(CO)6] and [V(CO)6]- are both octahedral complexes. Which has the shorter carbon-Oxygen distance? Explain. Which has the shorter Vanadium-Carbon distance? Explain. Which one of these two complexes will react readily with Na and what

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Problem 96CP: Consider the pseudo-octahedral complex ion of Cr3+, where A and B represent ligands. Ligand A...
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  1. [V(CO)6] and [V(CO)6]- are both octahedral complexes.
    1. Which has the shorter carbon-Oxygen distance? Explain.
    2. Which has the shorter Vanadium-Carbon distance? Explain.
    3. Which one of these two complexes will react readily with Na and what is the product? Explain.
    4. Which one of them will undergo ligand substitution faster with PPh3? Why? 
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