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What are the 5 d-orbitals?

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dxy
dyz
dxz
dz^2
dx^2 - dy^2

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Which 4 d-orbitals are similarly shaped?

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dxy
dyz
dxz
dx^2-dy^2

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What is the shape of the 4 similarly shaped orbitals?

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They are all clover shaped, but oriented on different planes

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What is the shape of dz^2?

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A dumbbell shape with donut shaped electron cloud around the centre

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How can you deduce the number of electrons in d-orbitals of an ion?

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Subtract the oxidation state from the group number of the element

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Which is the Lewis acid, and which is the Lewis base between transition metals and ligands?

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Transition metals = Lewis acid (accepts electrons)
Ligands = Lewis base (donates electrons)

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How many lone pairs does Dien donate?

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3 lone pairs (terdentate)

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How many lone pairs does Tren donate?

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4 lone pairs (tetradentate)

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How many lone pairs does Porphyrin donate?

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4 lone pairs (tetradentate)

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How many lone pairs does EDTA donate?

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6 lone pairs (hexadentate)

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If a complex has CN 2, what is it’s structural geometry?

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Linear

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If a complex has CN 3, what is it’s structural geometry?

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Trigonal planar

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If a complex has CN 4, what is it’s structural geometry?

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Tetrahedral or Square planar

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If a complex has CN 5, what is it’s structural geometry?

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Trigonal bipyramidal or Square pyramidal

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If a complex has CN 6, what is it’s structural geometry?

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Octahedral

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What is the chelate effect?

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Complexes of multidentate ligands have a greater stability than those of monodentate ligands

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What is coordinative/ionisation isomerism?

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Isomers that differ in which ligands are bonded to the metal, or which act as counterions (different transition metal but same ligands)

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What is linkage isomerism?

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Isomers that differ in which donor atom the ligands use to bond to the metal

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Where does linkage isomerism occur, give two examples?

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Linkage isomerism occurs in ambidentate ligands, in which there is more than one possible donor atom.
For example:
Cyanato ligand (OCN-) and NO2- ligand can both be O or N bonded

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What is stereoisomerism?

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Isomers in which the same ligands are bonded to the metal, but in different spacial arrangements

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Which structural geometries can have cis/trans isomerism?

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Square planar and octahedral species can have cis/trans isomerism

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When does facial/meridional structural isomerism occur?

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In octahedral complexes where there are two sets of monodentate ligands

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What does a fac isomer look like?

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Where 3 same ligands are on the octahedral face, which looks like all on the bottom right hand side of the metal, and the other 3 are on the top left.

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What does a mer isomer look like?

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Where 3 same ligands are on the octahedral meridial, which looks like two on the right and one bottom left, and the other 3 same are in the other positions

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In what 2 complexes would you find chirality (and hence enantiomers)?
- In octahedral complexes with three bidentate ligands - In octahedral complexes with two bidentate ligands and one monodentate ligand, the cis molecule is chiral
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What is the name of the lower energy orbitals, and what orbitals are at this energy level (oct)?
t2g: - dxy - dyz - dxz
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What is the name of the higher energy orbitals, and what orbitals are at this energy level (oct)?
eg: dz^2 dx^2-y^2
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What is the energy difference between t2g and eg called (oct)?
Delta octahedral
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How will electrons fill the orbitals in high-spin configuration (oct)?
Electrons will enter eg before pairing in t2g
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How will electrons fill the orbitals in low-spin configuration (oct)?
Electrons will pair in t2g before entering eg
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If delta oct is greater than electron pairing energy (in t2g), what configuration will be favoured (oct)?
Low spin, so electrons will pair in t2g before entering eg
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What is the CFSE equation for oct?
(no. electrons in t2g x -2/5) + (no. electrons in eg x +3/5)
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On the colour wheel, what is the lowest energy colour, and what is the highest energy colour?
Red is the lowest energy, and it increases in energy counter-clockwise until you get to violet, which is the highest
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How does ligand strength correspond to the colour on the spectrochemical series?
The stronger the ligand, the higher the energy of the colour; so the strongest ligands correspond to purple/violet, and the weakest to red/orange
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How can you work out the colour of a compound from the strength of the ligand?
The colour of the compound will be opposite the corresponding colour to the ligand. For example: CN- is a strong ligand that corresponds to purple/violet, and will hence produce a yellow/orange compound, as yellow is opposite purple on the colour wheel
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What possible reasons can cause a compound to appear colourless?
- Filled (d-10) or half filled high spin (d-5), meaning there are no possible electrons to be excited Or - Very strong ligand field, meaning delta oct wave number is outside the visible spectrum
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What 3 factors affect delta oct value?
- Strength of ligand (greater strength, greater delta oct) - Oxidation state (larger positive oxidation state, the greater delta oct) - Down a group (down the group = larger the radii, the greater delta oct)
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What is the higher energy group of orbitals called (tetra), and what orbitals are at this level?
t2: - dxy - dyz - dxz
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What is the lower energy group of orbitals called (tetra), and what orbitals are at this level?
e: - dz^2 - dx^2 -y^2
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Why are the t2 orbitals higher energy (tetra)?
Because the orbitals (dxy, dyz, dxz) sort of point at the ligands, making them destabilised
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Why are the e orbitals lower energy (tetra)?
Because the orbitals (dz^2, dx^2-y^2) point between the ligands, making them more stable
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What is the difference between e and t2g called (tetra)?
Delta tetrahedral
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What is the delta tetrahedral value wrt delta octahedral?
Delta tetrahedral = 4/9 delta oct
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What is the CFSE equation for tetrahedral splitting?
CSFE = (no. electrons in t2 x +2/5) + (no. electrons in e x -3/5)
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What is the configuration of tetrahedral complexes and why?
Tetrahedral complexes are always high spin, as the delta T is small, so it is pairing energy in e is greater than delta T. This means electrons always enter t2 before pairing in e
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In square planar geometry, what is most destabilised orbital and why?
dx^2 -y^2 is the most destabilised, as it points at all four ligands
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In square planar geometry, what is second most destabilised orbital and why?
dxy is the second most destabilised, as it is in the same plane as the ligands
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What is the crystal field splitting of square planar complexes?
dx^2-y^2 dxy dz^2 dxy dyz 2 1 1 1
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For what transition metals does square planar geometry occur?
For 4d8 and 5d8 transition metals. For it to occur in 3d8 metals, a strong field ligand is required
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How is square planar configuration different to tetrahedral?
Tetrahedral complexes = always high spin Square planar complexes = usually low spin
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How can you differentiate tetrahedral and square planar complexes experimentally?
By measuring the magnetic moment. Tetrahedral complexes will have a higher magnetic moment, as there are more unpaired electrons
52
What is the Jahn Teller effect?
When degeneracy of orbitals is broken; one d orbital is stabilised relative to the other
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For what octahedral complexes does Jahn Teller distortion occur?
d9 low spin d7 high spin d4
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What can a larger Jahn Teller distortion result in for octahedral complexes?
A larger enough distortion will result in 2 ligands detaching from the metal, resulting in a 4 coordinate square planar complex
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What does Cu (II) have a tendency to become due to the Jahn Teller effect?
Cu (II) has a tendency to become a 5-coordinate complex by losing one ligand along the z-axis (to break the degeneracy). The result of this is a square pyramidal complex
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How can Jahn Teller distortion be measured?
By measuring bonds lengths through crystallography. The greater the difference in absorption peaks, the greater the distortion
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Is Jahn Teller effect present in t2g?
Yes, but it is negligible as the orbitals point inbetween ligands
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What is the most stable chelate ring?
5 membered chelate rings (such as ox2-) are the most stable
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What do 4 or >6 membered rings tend to form?
They tend to bridge two metal atoms
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What is a macrocycle?
A ring of at least 9 atoms, with at least 3 donor atoms
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What is the macrocyclic effect?
Macrocyclic complexes are far more stable
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What are the two types of magnetism?
Paramagnetic- attracted by a magnetic field (i.e unpaired electrons present) Diamagnetic- repelled by a magnetic field (i.e. no unpaired electrons present)
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What is a larger force out of para and dia magnetism?
Paramagnetism is a much larger force than diamagnetism
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What is ferromagnetism?
A form of paramagnetism, in which the alignment of unpaired electrons extends throughout the material, making it a permanent magnet
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What are the two possible ms values of electrons in a magnetic field?
+1/2 or -1/2
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What is the orientation of +1/2 electrons?
+1/2 ms electrons will be aligned with the magnetic field
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What is the orientation of -1/2 eletrons?
-1/2 electrons will be aligned against the magnetic field
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Which have a higher energy out of +1/2 and -1/2 ms electrons?
-1/2 electrons have a higher energy2
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What is the formula to work out magnetic moment?
square root of: no. unpaired electrons x (no. unpaired electrons + 2)
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What is the unit of magnetic moment?
B.M.
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What can you use magnetic moment to deduce?
Whether it is a high or low spin complex. From this you can also deduce complex geometry
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What is the only ligand that can push Co2+ into a square planar geometry?
CN- [Co(CN)4]2- is square planar

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