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📅 MIT Science Bowl 2022🎓 HS🔄 Round 12#️⃣ Question 14🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

Consider the hypothetical complex where a d^8 metal center is bound to a single N-heterocyclic carbene ligand. Answer the following two questions about this complex: 1) Is the HOMO of this complex of bonding, antibonding, or nonbonding character? 2) Which d-orbital on the metal is the LUMO?

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