“…10 Back donation and formation of a second M-C bond of the 7r-type is accompanied by a decrease of the CN stretching frequency corresponding to a contribution from structure II. While metals of the groups IB and IIB (Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Hg) and rare earth metals 12 essentially form only cr-bonds with isonitriles, most of the other transition metals can also engage in 7r-bonding.…”