1 CHAPTER 1

COORDINATION
COMPOUND

REVISION NOTES:

CONCEPT OF COMPLEXES:

• Transition metals posses a characteristic property of

undergoing complex formation.
• Due to this → form a large no: of c.c
• C.C is also formed by non transition elements
• Branch of chemistry deals with the study of c.c or complex
compound →coordination chemistry.
• C.C is imp → biological fns in minerals , plants and animals.
• Eg: photosynthesis in plants involves chlorophyll is C.C of
magnesium. Haemoglobin is C.C
of iron.

COORDINATION COMPOUND:

• It is also known as complex compound or Werner

complexes.
• Alfred Werner →father of coordination chemistry.[1892]
• C.C →molecular or addition compounds in which a central
metal atom or ion is permanently attached to certain
atoms or group of atoms called ligand.The ligands are
capable of donating atleast a pair of electrons to the
central metal atom or ion and get attached to it by
coordinate bonds.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOUBLE SALTS & C.C:

 Double salts Coordination
compound
• They exist only in solid state .In aquaeous − They
exist in solid state as well in aquaeous
solution , they dissociate into ions. Solution.
• Properties of D.S same as their constituents − not same
as their constituents
• Loses their identity in solu. − Retain
their identity in solu.
• They are ionic compound & do not contain − May or
may not contain ionic compound
Coordinate compound. always
contain coordinate compound.

CENTRAL METAL ATOM OR ION:

• The metal atom or ion to which certain atoms or group of

atoms are permanently attached in a C.C →C.M.A.
• EG:K[Ag(CN)

LIGANDS:

•
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND ACID DERIVATIVES

Fns gp→carboxylic acid.

Monocarboxylic acid :