Why is (SiO)₄ calculated to Be tetrahedral, whereas (CO) ₄ is square planar? A molecular orbital analysis

Keyphrases

• Equilibrium Geometry 100%
• Molecular Orbital Analysis 100%
• Square Planar 100%
• Singlet State 66%
• Tetrahedral Geometry 66%
• Triplet Ground State 66%
• Low Energy 33%
• Energy Difference 33%
• B3LYP 33%
• Ab Initio Calculations 33%
• Electronegativity Difference 33%
• Isoelectronic 33%
• Molecular Orbital Theory 33%
• CCSD(T) 33%
• Electron-deficient 33%
• Qualitative Prediction 33%
• Second-order Jahn-Teller Effect 33%
• Cc-pVTZ 33%

Chemistry

• Molecular Orbital 100%
• Point Group D4h 100%
• Ab Initio Calculation 33%
• Singlet State 33%
• Triplet Ground State 33%
• DFT-B3LYP Calculation 16%
• Electronegativity 16%
• CCSD 16%
• Jahn-Teller Effect 16%