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Pa fount Eom tam, KEY = 1. (10 points) Draw the catalytic cycle for the hydrogenation of an alkene usit Wilkinson's catalyst. Label each metal species with its oxidation state and electron count. Give the “type of reaction" occurring in each step (e.g. "reductive elimination" etc). 4 Rcecn, BW 4H, PhyP et we ance (rh), 2H» WELW ake - 2) -PPhy fi Oo Nee tH, tbe ay @ AOD Tie : OX. ADD, Reh +3, 16 e° +3, tem +H OKA, Js TAMSFER oA Athene Pye : AyP . . tate hae oe — ¢ Rh c= CHR, Pye ~ Aweenhy tye tl, te REDuCT WR . . . 2 #3, wer 2. (10 points) Explain why the compounds (a) and (b) are kinetically unstable, while (c) and (4) are relatively stable. (@) Fe(CH,CHs)2 (©) Ta{ClhPh)s (Ph = phenyl) (©) Ti{CH2CHs), @) WMe« &)- howe B-H aos | fo hey Con Ataaupore (Keke) coils Wa BoB tmmler mechan \e - na MuS Dek \Q N= en, ate yak 1 ALAN GUMLEY pai we rurozreeua Asis SLvavieeye ALAN GuNLe: 3. (10 points) Draw diagrams which show the structures of @ isotactic polypropylene Me Ae ne Ne and (¢) What kind of polypropylene is produced when CprZrCl is activated for the polymerization of propylene? ape 4.( 10 points) (@). Give the oxidation state and spin state (.e. high spin, low spin ) of the iron atoms in deoxygenated hemoglobin. Fe 45 assay spins , (b) How many iron atoms does the protein hemoglobin have? 4 (©) Write the chemical reaction that the enzyme nitrogenase is largely responsible Ny PN, oR ONL 3H, > 2Nn, (@ Name any enzyme that contains zinc. CARBonK AWAYORASE, CARBOXY PEPTIDASE, THERMOLYS)~) 5.( 10 points) ‘The metals "Tc and Gd are used in the medical field for the following applications (circle correct answer). (Agents to help balance pH and chloride ion concentration (b) Agents to help control blood pressure. (© Antibiotics @ Iniaging agents

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