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Coordination Flashcards

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1
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Transition metal definition

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An element with an unfilled d- or f-orbital in at least one common oxidation state

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Definition of complex

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Positively charged central ion (possibly neutral), an acceptor, surrounded in a symmetrical manner by a shell of ions or molecules call ligands

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Ligands are held to metal via…

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dative bonds

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Monodentate ligand definition and examples

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Has one donor atom

eg OH2, Cl-, CN-

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Bidentate ligand definition and examples

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Has two donor atoms

eg bipy, acac-, en, dppe

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Tridentate ligand definition and examples

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Has three donor atoms

eg dien, terpy

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Tetradenate ligand definition and examples

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Has four donor atoms

eg tren, trien

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Hexandentate ligand deifnition and examples

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Has six donor atoms

eg [EDTA]4-

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9
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What is chelation?

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Formation of complexes by chelate ligands

Simultaneous bonding of multiple donor atoms by forming rings around the central atom

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Definition and examples of ambidentate ligands

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Can bond with different atoms depending on metal and conditions
eg SCN- (thiocyanate) and NCS- (isothiocyanate)
NO2- (nitro) and ONO- (nitrito)
Special case CN- in prussion blue:
links through Fe(II) - C - N - Fe(III)

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Possible shapes of complexes of metals with coordination number 4

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Tetrahedral, square planar

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Possible shapes of complexes of metals with coordination number 6

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Octahedral

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Possible shapes of complexes of metals with coordination number 5

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Trigonal bipyramid, square-based pyramid

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Order to put things in when writing metal complex formula

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In square brackets, [ ], cation then anion
Metal ion first
Anionic ligands next (alphabetical)
Neutral ligands (alphabetical)

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15
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Types of isomerism

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Ligand
Linkage
Ionisation
Hydrate
Coordination
Polymerisation
Geometric
Optical
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16
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What is ligand isomerism?

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Confined to organic ligands

- isomers of the ligand e.g. ortho, para,meta

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17
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What is linkage isomerism?

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For ambidentate ligands only

- bonding with different atoms to central ion

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What is ionisation isomerism?

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Possible in compounds with a complex ion and counter-ion (also a ligand)
eg [PtCl2(NH3)4]Br2 and [PtBr2(NH3)4]CL2

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What is hydrate isomerism?

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Possible with water in or out of coordination sphere

eg [Cr(OH2)6]Cl3 and [CrCl(OH2)5]Cl2·H2O and [CrCl2(OH2)4]Cl·2H2O

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What is coordination isomerism?

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Possible for compounds made up of both cationic and anionic complex ions
Neutral species NOT allowed
eg Cr(NH3)6Cr(CN6)
and [Cr(CN)2(NH3)4]+[Cr(CN)4(NH3)2]-

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What is polymerisation isomerism?

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Multiply the molecular formula by 2, 3 etc
If oxidation number is +2, up to 3x
If +3, up to 5x
If +4, up to 7x
Only works if all ligands are on metal
22
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What is geometric isomerism?

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Ligands bonded in a different order to the central metal ion

eg cis and trans

23
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What is optical isomerism?

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non-superimposable mirror images

24
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Describe stability of complexes for reaction

M-L + L* M-L* + L

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If reaction goes to RHS, L* makes a more stable complex with M than L

25
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What are hard acids?

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Most metals in normal oxidation states
H+
All electropositive metals
Have small atomic radius
High effective nuclear charge
High charge-to-radius ratio
High energy LUMO
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What are soft acids?

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Cu(I), Rh(I), Ag(I), Au(I)
Pd(II), Pt(II), Cd(II), Hg(III), Au(III)
Have lower charge-to-radius ratio

27
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What are hard bases?

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Have low energy HOMO
F-, OH-, NH3, OH2, N
NO3-, SO4(2-)
ox(2-), CO3(2-)

28
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What are soft bases?

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Br-, I-, S, P

H-, C2H4, CN-

29
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Most stable complexes formed are…

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A hard acid with a hard base

A soft acid with a soft base

30
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Assumptions made in Crystal Field Theory

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Central metal ion = point positive charge
Ligands regarded as dipoles or anions
Ligands = point negative charges
Ionic lattice built from point positive and negative charges
Ionic bonding = electrostatic forces

31
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d^n configuration =

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No of electrons for ‘framework’

= group no. - oxidation state

32
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Rules for electron filling

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Electrons prefer to occupy orbital of lowest energy

Hund’s rule - if there is more than one degenerate orbital, electrons first occupy separate orbitals with parallel spins

Pauli Exclusion Principle - no more than 2 electrons can occupy a single orbital. If 2 electrons occupy a single orbital the spins must be paired

Energy is required to pair 2 electrons in a single orbital, the energy penalty for pairing 2 electrons = pairing energy, P

33
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What is Δo and what factors affect its size?

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As charge on metal increases, Δo gets larger
Δo(1st row) >∆o(2nd row) > ∆o(3rd row)
Stronger field ligands –> larger ∆o

34
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Strongest field ligands

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CN-, CO, PR3, NO2-

35
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Weakest field ligands

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I-, Br-, SCN-, Cl-

36
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Describe octahedral crystal field splitting energy, ∆o

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The energy between the lower dxy, dyz, dxz and higher d(z^2), d(x^2-y^2)
When ligands bond to the metal ion, the orbitals have different energies

37
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Name of ligand: OH2

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Aqua

38
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Name of ligand: N2

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Dinitrogen

39
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Name of ligand: O2

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Dioxygen

40
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Name of ligand: NH3

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Ammine

41
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Name of ligand: CO

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Carbonyl

42
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Name of ligand: NO

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Nitrosyl

43
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Name of ligand: Cl-

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Chloro

44
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Name of ligand: Br-

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Bromo

45
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Name of ligand: OH-

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Hydroxo

46
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Name of ligand: CN-

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Cyano

47
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Naming complexes: if ligand already has prefix but there are more than 1 of them e.g. (dioxygen)2 use…

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bis, tris, etc

48
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Order of ions when naming complexes

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Cation, then anion
Ligands are listen alphabetically before the metal (excluding prefixes)
Include oxidation number of metal
For anionic complexes add ‘ate’ to name

49
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Name of ligand: PPh3

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Triphenylphosphine

50
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When is an octahedral complex low spin and high spin?

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∆o high –> low spin

∆o low –> high spin

51
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First row of d-block

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Proton numbers 21-30

groups 3 - 12

52
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How to work out group from top element

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If in d-block: +18 for second element, +32 for third

Rest of table: +8 for second element, +18 for third, +18 for fourth, +32 for fifth

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