Molecular fluoro-complexes trans-[MF(CO)(Ph3P)2](M = Ir, Rh), undergo rapid substitution reactions to yield a variety of new derivatives, trans-[MA(CO)(Ph3P)2](A = univalent anionic ligand); a relation between the νCO and “total electronegativity” of A in these compounds is suggested.
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Vaska et al. (1971) studied this question.