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Chapter 23
Sections 2-4
Transition Metal
Complexes
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Complexes
• Commonly, transition
metals can have
molecules or ions
that bond to them.
• These give rise to
complex ions or
coordination
compounds.
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Ligands
The molecules or ions that bind to the central
metal are called ligands (from the Latin
ligare, meaning “to bind”).
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A. Yes. Ammonia is the Lewis acid.
B. Yes. The metal cation is the Lewis acid.
C. No. Ammonia is a neutral molecule and cannot
can not accept electron density from a Lewis
base.
D. No. The metal cation cannot accept electron
density from a Lewis base.
Coordination
One of the properties that has led to the fascination with
complexes and transition metals is the wide range of stunning
colors found in them.
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Werner Theory
The Swiss chemist Alfred Werner deduced that there was a difference
between the oxidation number of a metal and the number of ligands it
took on, which he called the coordination number.
Thus, although the first two complexes in the table above each have 3
chlorines, in the first all three serve as anions, while in the second one
of the chlorines is tightly bound to the cobalt and the other two are
counterions.
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Sample Exercise 23.1 Identifying the Coordination Sphere of a
Complex
Palladium(II) tends to form complexes with coordination number 4. A compound has the composition
PdCl2 · 3 NH3. (a) Write the formula for this compound that best shows the coordination structure. (b)
When an aqueous solution of the compound is treated with excess AgNO3(aq), how many moles of
AgCl(s) are formed per mole of PdCl2 · 3 NH3?
Solution
Practice Exercise
Predict the number of ions produced per formula unit in an aqueous solution of CoCl2 · 6 H2O.
The Metal–Ligand Bond
• The reaction between a metal and a ligand is
a reaction between a Lewis acid (the metal)
and Lewis base (the ligand).
• The new complex has distinct physical and
chemical properties.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
[Fe(H2O)4]3+(aq) + SCN–(aq)  [Fe(H2O)3NCS]2+(aq) + H2O(l)
[Fe(H2O)4]3+(aq) + S2+(aq) + CN–(aq)  [Fe(H2O)5NCS]2+(aq) + H2O(l)
Fe3+(aq) + 3SCN–(aq)  FeCN3 (aq) + 3S–(aq)
[Fe(H2O)6]3+ (aq) + SCN–(aq)  [Fe(H2O)5NCS]2+(aq) + H2O(l)
Coordination Numbers
• The number of atoms directly bonded to the
metal atom in a complex is the coordination
number.
Compound
Coordination number
[Ag(NH3)2]+
2
[Co(NH3)6]Cl3
6
[Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2
6
trans -[Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl
6
cis -[Co(NH3)5Cl2]Cl
6
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Sample Exercise 23.2 Determining the Oxidation Number of a Metal
in a Complex
What is the oxidation number of the metal in [Rh(NH3)5Cl](NO3)2?
Solution
Practice Exercise
What is the charge of the complex formed by a platinum(II) metal ion surrounded by two ammonia
molecules and two bromide ions?
Sample Exercise 23.3 Determining the Formula of a Complex Ion
A complex ion contains a chromium(III) bound to four water molecules and to two chloride ions.What is
the formula and charge of this ion?
Solution
Practice Exercise
Write the formula for the complex described in the Practice Exercise accompanying Sample Exercise
23.2.
Coordination Numbers
• The coordination
number of a metal
depends upon the size
of the metal and the
size of the ligands.
• While iron(III) can bind
to 6 fluorides, it can
only accommodate 4 of
the larger chlorides.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
NH3—Zn—NH3
NH3—Pt—NH3
109.5°
120°
180°
120°
90°
109.5°
120°
90°
Geometries:
A.
B.
C.
D.
C.N. = 4
Octahedral
Tetrahedral
Octahedral
Square planar
C.N. = 6
Tetrahedral
Octahedral
Square planar
Tetrahedral
A.
B.
C.
D.
Two for both
Three for both
Four for both
Six for both
Common Ligands
The table above contains some ligands
commonly found in complexes.
Monodentate ligands coordinate to one site
on the metal, bidentate to two, and so forth. Transition
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Common Ligands
Bi and polydentate ligands are also called
chelating agents.
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A. Bidentate ligand
B. Monodentate ligand
Chelates in Biological Systems
• There are many
transition metals that
are vital to human life.
• Several of these are
bound to chelating
agents.
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Chelates in Biological Systems
• For instance, the
iron in hemoglobin
carries O2 and CO2
through the blood.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
On the protein group
On the heme group
On the NH group
Where O2 binds
Chelates in Biological Systems
• For instance, the
iron in hemoglobin
carries O2 and CO2
through the blood.
• Carbon monoxide
and cyanide are
poisonous because
they will bind more
tightly to the iron
than will oxygen.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
420 nm
500 nm
610 nm
650 nm
A. It has a planar structure that enables the C-H
bonds to absorb light in the visible region.
B. The C-C bonds absorb light in the ultraviolet
region.
C. It has conjugated double bonds that absorb light
in the visible region.
D. It has C-H bonds that absorb light in the infrared
region.
Nomenclature in Coordination
Chemistry
1. In naming complexes that are salts, the
name of the cation is given before the name
of the anion.
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Nomenclature in Coordination
Chemistry
2. In naming complex ions or molecules,
the ligands are named before the metal.
Ligands are listed in alphabetical order,
regardless of their charges.
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Nomenclature in Coordination
Chemistry
3. The names of anionic ligands end in the
letter o, but electrically neutral ligands
ordinarily bear the name of the molecules.
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Nomenclature in Coordination
Chemistry
4. Greek prefixes (di-, tri-, tetra-, etc.) are
used to indicate the number of each kind
of ligand when more than one is present.
If the ligand contains a Greek prefix or
is polydentate, the prefixes bis-, tris-,
tetrakis-, etc. are used and the ligand
name is placed in parentheses.
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Nomenclature in Coordination
Chemistry
5. If the complex is an anion, its name ends
in -ate.
6. The oxidation number of the metal is
given in parentheses in Roman numerals
following the name of the metal.
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Sample Exercise 23.4 Naming Coordination Compounds
Name the compounds (a) [Cr(H2O)4Cl2]Cl, (b) K4[Ni(CN)4].
Solution
Practice Exercise
Name the compounds (a) [Mo(NH3)3Br3]NO3, (b) (NH4)2[CuBr4]. (c) Write the formula for sodium
diaquabis(oxalato)ruthenate(III).