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Transition Metals (3.2.5) Flashcards

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What is a transition metal?

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An element that has an incomplete d sub-shell in either its atoms or one of its common ions

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Properties of transition metals

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  • Variable oxidation states
  • Catalytic action
  • Coloured compounds
  • Formation of complexes
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What is a ligand?

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A particle with a lone pair of electrons that bonds to metals by a dative/co-ordinate bond

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What is a complex?

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A metal ion surrounded by co-ordinately bonded ligands

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What is the co-ordination number?

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  • The number of coordinate bonds from ligands to the metal ion
  • (Harpoons)
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What is a Lewis base?

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A lone pair donor (nucleophile)

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What is a Lewis acid?

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A lone pair acceptor (electrophile)

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How many H2O ligands bond to a transition metal?

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6

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How many NH3 ligands bond to a transition metal?

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6

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How many Cl- ligands bond to a transition metal?

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4

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How many ligands can Ag bond to?

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2 (always linear)

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LEWIS BASE or LEWIS ACID

1) Ligands
2) Metal ion

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1) Lewis Base –> donates a pair of electrons

2) Lewis Acid –> accepts lone pairs

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What is the co-ordination number of a linear complex?

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2

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What is the co-ordination number of a square planar complex?

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4

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What is the co-ordination number of a tetrahedral complex?

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4

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What is the co-ordination number of an octahedral complex?

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6

17
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Examples of linear complexes

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  • Ag+ complexes

- e.g. [Ag(NH3)2]+ (Tollen’s reagent)

18
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Examples of square planar complexes

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  • Pt 2+ & Ni 2+ complexes

- e.g. [PtCl4]2- (cisplatin)

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Examples of tetrahedral complexes

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  • Larger ligands (too big to fit 6)
  • Cl-
  • e.g. [CuCl4]2-
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Examples of octahedral complexes

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  • Most complexes with small ligands (so 6 can fit)
  • H2O, NH3 etc
  • e.g. [Cu(H2O)6]2+ (blue)
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What is a unidentate ligand?

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A ligand that forms one co-ordinate bond to a metal ion

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Example of unidentate ligands

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Cl-, OH-, CN-, H2O, NH3

23
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What is a bidentate ligand?

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A ligand that forms two co-ordinate bonds to a metal ion

24
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Example of bidentate ligand

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> 1,2-diaminoethane (en)

> ethanedioate ion (C2O4 2-)

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What is a multidentate ligand?

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A ligand that forms more than two co-ordinate bonds to a metal ion

26
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Example of a multidentate ligand

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> EDTA 4- (6 bonds, octopus)

> Porphyrin (4 bonds)

27
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What is Haemoglobin made up of?

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  • Globular protein, made up of four Fe2- centres - each with a porphyrin ligand taking up four of the six co-ordination sites
  • One site is bonded to the structure
  • One site is left to take up oxygen as a ligand
  • Oxygen is not a great ligand, so can fall off easily to be used for respiration. Cyanide and (CN-) and carbon monoxide (CO) are better ligands, so stick to haemoglobin better than oxygen and prevent transport of oxygen (asphyxia)
28
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What shapes of molecules can display cis-trans isomerism?

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  • Square Planar

- Octahedral

29
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Example of cis-trans isomerism?

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  • Cisplatin (effective anti-cancer drug)

- Transplatin (no effect on cancer)

30
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What shape of molecule can optical isomerism display in?

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  • Octahedral (only bidentate ligands)

- Mirror Plane reflection

31
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What is ligand substitution?

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A reaction where one ligand is replaced by another

32
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What happens to the co-ordination number if H2O’s are replaced by NH3’s?

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  • As NH3 and H2O are similar sizes, there is no change in co-ordination number
  • [Co(H2O)6]2+ + 6NH3 –> [Co(NH3)6]2+ + 6H2O
33
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What happens to the co-ordination number if the substitution is by a different sized ligand?

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  • The co-ordination number may change
  • e.g., Cl- ligands are significantly bigger than H2O or NH3, so only 4 can fit around a central ion
  • Therefore the co-ord number changes (6–>4)
  • [Co(H2O)6]2+ + 4Cl- –> [CoCl4]2- + 6H2O
  • Charge stays same, overall 2-
34
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What is the Chelate effect?

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