Gallium–iron bonds in the model compounds [(C6H5)GaFe(CO)4] (1 a) and [CpGaFe(CO)4] (2 a) were analyzed using the CDA partitioning scheme. The Ga−Fe bonds are largely ionic. There is a substantially higher degree of Ga←Fe π backbonding in 1 a than in 2 a. Gallium becomes stabilized in 1 a mainly by Ga←Fe backdonation, whereas Ga←Cp backdonation stabilizes Ga in 2 a.
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