Chapter 24 Transition Elements Flashcards
What are the D block elements?
Elements found between group 2 and group (1)3
Highest energy electron found in a d orbital
What are the electron configurations of chromium and copper?
Cr= …3d5 4s1
Cu= 3d10 4s1
Half or full d sub shell more stable than not, and so electron excites from the 4s orbtial
Which orbital for d block elements is removed first?
4s
It’s why a lot of d block elements have 2+ ions
Filling 4s first, also empties first as the energy of the 3d falls below that of the 4s when both are filled
What is the definition for transition metals? What D block elements do not count as transition metals?
D block elements that form at least 1 ion with a partially full d-orbital
Zinc - only Zn2+ so a full d sub shell
Sc- not Sc3+, so an empty d sub shell
What are the colours of chromium in various oxidation states?
Cr2+ = light blue
Cr3+ = dark Green
Cr4+ and Cr5+ = colourless
Cr6+ = orange or yellow
What is the link between oxidation state and oxidising potential?
Transition metals in high oxidation states are good oxidising agents as the metal complex wants to be reduced
E.g MnO4- +7 wants to be Mn2+
What are some examples of transition metals as catalysts?
Haber Process- N2 + 3H2 —/2NH3. Catalysed by Fe
Contact Process- 2SO2 + O2 —/2SO3 Catalysed by V2O5
Iodide-peroxydisulphate- catalyses by Fe2+
What is a complex ion?
Central metal ion with one or more ligands bound to it by dative covalent bonds
What is a ligand?
A molecule or ion that donates a one pair of electrons to a central metal ion via dative covalent bonding
How do you write a complex ion?
Square brackets around the whole complex
Round brackets for the ligands
Charge on the outside
E.g [Cr(NH3)6] 3+
What is a coordination number?
The number of dative covalent bonds made to a central metal ion in a complex ion
What is the shape of a complex with a coordination number of 6? What about 4?
6-Octahedral
4- usually tetrahedral
But if 8 d electron in the ion, becomes square planar
Usually Pt, Au(III) Pd
What is a monodentate ligand? What is a bidentate ligand?
A ligand which is able to donate 1 lone pair of electrons to a central metal ion, forming 1 coordinate bond e.g ammonia
A ligand which is able to donate 2 lone pairs of electrons to a central metal ion via dative covalent bonding e.g ethanedioate
When and how is stereoisomerism present in 4 coordinate complexes?
When there no more than 2 identical ligands
Cis/Trans
Same side= Cis, 90 degrees
Opposite side= trans, 180 degrees
When does Cis/Trans isomerism occur in 6 coordinate complexes?
When two identical ligands and 2 bidentate ligands
Or 4 identical and 2 different
Same monodentate = 90 degrees, Cis
Opposite monodentate= 180 degrees, Trans
Why do some 6 coordinate complexes have optical isomerism and which do?
Mirror images are not superimposable
In Cis 2 bidentate and 2 monodentate
And 3 bidentate
Draw the mirror image
What is Cis-platin and how does Cis-platin work?
[Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
Anti-cancer drug which inhibits cell division, shrink tumour sizes but lots of side effects
Forms a complex with guanine where the Cls are substituted by the nitrogen’s in the base, prevents DNA replication and triggers apoptosis
What is ligand exchange?
When one ligand is swapped for another
What happens when chromium reacts with dropwise then excess ammonia
Originally Cr3+ Violet
Dropwise- base, hydroxide
Cr3+ + 3OH- —/ Cr(OH)3 (s). Grey green
Excess, full substitution
Cr(OH)3 + 6NH3 —/ [Cr(NH3)6]3+ + 3 OH- Purple
What happens if chromium hydroxide is reacted with excess NaOH?
Grey-Green to Dark Green
Cr(OH)3 + 3OH- —/ [Cr(OH)6]3-
What happens with Cu2+ reacts with dropwise then excess ammonia?
[Cu(H2O)6]2+ pale blue
Dropwise Cu(H2O)6 + 2OH- —/ Cu(OH)2(H2O)4 + 2H2O Blue precipitate
Excess Cu(OH)2(H2O)4 + 4 NH3 —/ [Cu(H2O)2(NH3)4]2+ + 2OH- + 2H2O. Dark Blue solution
Pale blue solution, then blue precipitate, then dark blue solution, partial substitution
What happens when Cu2+ reacts with HCl? Why?
[Cu(H2O)6]2+ + 4Cl- —/ [CuCl4]2- + 6H2O
Pale blue to Yellow
Change in coordination number as the chloride ligands are larger than water, physically not enough space for 6 of them
Why does adding acid enable transition metal hydroxides to dissolve?
Fe2+ + 2OH- /=/ Fe(OH)2
Reversible reaction, adding acid decreases the concentration of hydroxide
Pushes the position of equilibrium to the left, so more ions less precipitate
What is the colour of Fe2+ in solution and it’s hydroxide? Is it soluble in excess hydroxide?
Pale Green solution
Green precipitate
Insoluble