Round 2: Tossup 17

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

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