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Round 6: Tossup 17

Iodine and this ligand are complexed with iridium to catalyze the production of acetic acid from methanol in the Cativa process. Due to pi-backbonding, this ligand has the largest crystal-field splitting parameter (10[1])in the spectrochemical series. This compound and hydrogen form water gas, (-5[1])and it is the primary (-5[1])reducing agent in blast furnaces. Though it is not produced during (-5[1])complete combustion, incomplete (-5[1])combustion (10[2])produces (10[1])this compound. (10[2])This compound binds 200 times (-5[1])more strongly to hemoglobin than oxygen, so low concentrations (10[1])can lead to poisoning. For 10 points, name this odorless and colorless gas with formula CO. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: carbon monoxide [accept CO until read; accept carbon monoxide poisoning; accept carbonyl ligand]
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Arjun SaulnierCWRU CMichigan A3110
Maya HuntMichigan State COhio State B42-5
Nishad JoshiKentuckyWVU A47-5
Julia MarderPittsburghLouisville C58-5
Jason ThieuMichigan State AWVU B61-5
Enina EdosomwanCWRU AOhio State D6210
Bonham BuchannonLouisville DMichigan D6210
Jacob GoodsonOhio State ACWRU D6310
Joseph StromLouisville BMichigan B6510
Pace KleinCWRU BMichigan C6510
Nico PascualMichigan State BMichigan State D70-5
Nathan WooleryLouisville CPittsburgh7910
Joshua LamOhio State BMichigan State C9610
Elena YarringtonMichigan State DMichigan State B9610
Pratham BhanushaliWVU BMichigan State A9610

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TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%20%72.00
UK (South)UK7100%14%64.43
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%50%79.50
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%29%65.43
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%50%72.00
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%22%63.78
FloridaUS4100%25%75.75
Great LakesUS1191%45%71.50
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%22%56.89
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1292%17%70.73
MidwestUS9100%11%55.11
NorthUS4100%50%82.25
NortheastUS12100%17%71.75
PacificUS8100%25%74.63
South CentralUS6100%0%69.67
SoutheastUS12100%17%68.50
Upstate NYUS5100%20%73.00