Practical Title: Student Name

Reg. No.
B1441641

BHEBE NKWANELE
. Course Code: 212

Course Description: Further INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

Practical No: 5
(i)

Practical Title: The ligand field spectra of copper(II)

complexes:Diaquabis(ethylenediamine)copper(II)Iodide:[Cu(en)2(H2O)]I 2

Partner(s): MUBVIGWI SITHABILE

Bhebhe Viola

NdlovuSilibaziso

B1441603

B1441751

B1441653

Aims
OBJEVTIVE(S)
To prepare pseudo-octahedral copper (II) complexes with O 6 and N2O4
donor sets in solution
To measure the spectra for each complex from the spectra max and
To determine the values of the complexes and compare them
To obtain a reasonable yield of the complexes by using a minimum
amount of water.

THEORY:
Experimental procedure:
Copper (II) acetate monohydrate (1, 9g/0,0095mol) was mixed with 5ml
water and 2,0ml of 1, 2-diaminoethane (ethylendiamine) which is
0,030mol equivalent of 1,8g by mas. The ethylendiamine was added
dropwise.A solution of KI (4, 2g/0,025mol) dissolved in a minimum
volume of water was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was
heated to 600C on a water bath. Undissolved material was removed by
vacuum filtration of the hot solution through a sintered filter crucible
(porosity 3).The filtrate was cooled in an ice bath. The collected product
was purified by recrystallized by adding a minimum volume of water
(complex is soluble in water, a reasonable amount of water was
used).The product is washed by ethanol.
Preparation of solutions
(a)In a 100ml volumetric flask,1g of copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate
was dissolved in water.The solution contained hexaaquacopper(II)
ion, a six-coordinate copper (II) complex with an O6 donor set.
(b)For the second solution, 0,15g of copper (II) acetate monohydrate
and sodiumhydrogenethylentetraacetate, 0,4g were dissolved in
water.
(c) The third solution was prepared by dissolving a 0,5g mass of
Diaquabis(ethylendiamine)copper(II)Iodide in water
The UV-Vis spectra for the range 400-900nm was recorded

Results and discussion

Preparation of copper(II) acetate monohydrate(mass measured with
analytical balance)

1
Mass of
copper(II)acetat
e
monohydrate/g

2
1,8969

3
1,89685

1,8971

Average mass of copper (II) acetate monohydrate used=1,897

Preparation of KI
Mass of KI/g

1
4,2000

2
4,2000

3
4,2001

Preparation of copper(II)sulphate pentahydrate

Mass of
CuSO4.5H2O/g

1
1,904

2
1,901

3
1,9003

Average mass of CuSO4.5H2O used=1,902

Preparation of Na2H2EDTA
Na2H2EDTA/g

1
0,4017

2
0,4016

3
0,4008

Average mass of Na2H2EDTA used=4,01g

Preparation of copper(II)sulphate pentahydrate

Mass of

1
1,0337

2
1,0342

3
1,03392

CuSO4.5H2O/g
Average mass of CuSO4.5H2O used=1,03394
Observations
Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate slightly dissolve in water. when
ethylendiamine was added to the copper (II) acetate
monohydrate,effervescence of gas was observed.The solid dissolved
completely,giving a violet solution.When KI solution was added, no
color change was observed
Determination of mass of Diaquabis(ethylendiamine)
Mass
of[Cu(en)2(H2O)2
]l2/g
Mass
of[Cu(en)2(H2O)2
]l2/g

1
1,1173

2
1,1088

0,492

0,4917

3
1,1188
AVERAGE=1.12
G
0,49182
AVERAGE=0,491
8

Mass of product obtained=1.12g

Compound
name
Copper(II)ac
etate
monohydrat
e
ethylenedia
mine
Potassium
Iodide

Compou
nd
formula
Cu(CO2C
H3). H2O

Formula
mass(g/
mol)
199,65

Mass
/g

C2H5(NH2
)2
KI

60,10

1,80

166,0

4,20

1,89
7

Moles
calculation,n=m/
Mw
1,897/199,65=0,0
095016

Moles(3
sgf)

1,80/60,10=0.029
95
4,20/166,0=,0253
0

0.0300

0,00950

0,0253

LIMITING REACTANT IS COPPER(II) acetate monohydrate of 0,00950

moles giving the theoretical moles of
Diaquabis(ethylenediamine)Cu(II)Iodide of 0,00950moles.

Calculating the % yield of the product

Moles of

Formular

Theoretical

% yield=

% yield

product

mass(g/mol)

0.00950

473,63

mass of
product/g
N=m/Mw
0,0095 x
473,63=4,50
003

exptyield/theor
etical yield x
100%
1.12/4.50 x
100%=24,778

25.0%

Calculation of concentrations for the 3 different donor sets

Don
or
set
O6
O4N
2

O2N
4

compoun
d

Mw(g/
mol)

Mas
s/g

Moles,n=m/M

Volum
e/L

[ ],=n
/v

CuSO4.5H
2O
Cu(CO2C
H3)2.
H2O
[Cu(en)2(
H2O)2]
I2

249,69

1,03
394
0,15
01

1,03394/249,69
=0,004141
0.1501/199.65=
0,0007518

0,1

0,041
41
0.007
518

[]
(mol/
L
0.041
4
0.007
52

0,49
18

0.4918/473,63=
0,0010384

0.1

0.010
384

0.010
384

199.65

473.63

0.1

Cu(CO2CH3)2. H2O was the limiting reactant at 0,0007518moles

compared to 0,401g 0f Na2H2EDTA.2H2O

Calculating wave numbers (max ) for the 3 copper species

solution

species

Max
Absorbance
(Au)

max(nm)

[Cu(H2O)6]+2

0,4683

809.0

2
3

[Cu(EDTA)]+2
[Cu(en)2(H2
O)2]+3

0,6359
0,6486

733.0
548.0

max=
10^7/
max
cm-1
10^7/809
=
12360,9
10^7/733
10^7/548

max
(cm-1)

12360

13642
18248

soluti
on

species

Max
Absorbanc
e(Au)

[]
(mol/L
)

[Cu(H2O)6]+2

0,4683

[Cu(EDTA)]+2

0,6359

[Cu(en)2(H2
O)2]+3

0,6486

0.041
4
0.007
52
0.010
384

Molar
absorbanc
e
Au/[]
0,4683/0,
4683
0,6359/0,
6359
0,6486/0,
6486

(molar
absorptivity)
(Lmol-1)
11,669
84.58
61,42

Spectra results of the three solutions

Using the Beer-Lambert law, determine the concentration of the

copper (II) species in each solution and the value of A at max, the
value of (molar absorptivity)

Comment on the existence of any correlation of donor atom with

position on the spectrochemical series

Compare and contrast the spectra of the three solutions

Calculate the percentage yield of the Diaquabis (ethylendiamine)
copper (II) Iodide
Conclusion
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