Do ν(CO) Stretching Frequencies in Metal Carbonyl Complexes Unequivocally Correlate with the Intrinsic Electron‐Donicity of Ancillary Ligands?

Abstract

Distorting the ν(CO) response: Weak Cipso⋅⋅⋅CO and Hortho⋅⋅⋅CO interligand interactions within MnI aryloxycarbene complexes are seen to induce a significant redshift of the corresponding IR ν(CO) stretching frequencies, revealing that the position of such bands may not unequivocally correlate with the intrinsic electron-donicity of ancillary ligands. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.