Transition Metal Chemistry 1B Tutorial Questions

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1. Identify the donor atoms in the following ligands by completing their Lewis dot structures. Which are
monodentate, which bidentate, which are tridentate and which cannot act as a ligand?

(a) (CH3)2N-N(CH3)2
(b) (CH3)3N
(c) NO3
(d) (O2CCO2)2-
(e) (H3NCH2CH2NH3)2+
(f) (SCH3)-
(g) CH3SCH2CH2SCH2CH2SCH3

2. What is the oxidation state, dn configuration, coordination number and geometry of the central metal in
the following complexes?

(a) [Cr(NH3)6]Cl3
(b) K2[FeO4]
(c) K[AuCl4]
(d) [Ag(NH3)2]ClO4
(e) [Ir(bpy)2Cl2]Cl
(f) [Pt(PPh3)2Cl2]
(g) Ru(CO)5
(h) [Co(en)2(C2O4)]NO3
(i) [Ru(terpy)2]2+
(j) [Co(dien)2]3+
O O

en = ox = bpy =
H2N NH2
O O N N

terpy = dien = H2N N NH2

N
H
N N

3. Determine the crystal field stabilisation energy as a multiple of o or t for each of the following
complexes using the spectrochemical series to decide which are high spin and which are low spin.

(a) [Co(NH3)6]3+
(b) [Fe(H2O)6]2+
(c) [Fe(CN)6]4-
(d) [Cr(NH3)6]3+
(e) [W(CO)6]
(f) [FeCl4]-
(g) [Ni(CO)4]
(h) [MnO4]-

4. What isomeric forms would you expect for the following complexes? Sketch them.

(a) Rh(py)3Cl3
(b) Ir(CO)Cl(PPh3)2
(c) [Co(en)2(NH3)Cl]2+
(d) [Pd(SCN)4]2-

5. Identify the types of structural isomers represented in the following pairs:

(a) [FeCl(OH2)5]F and [FeF(OH2)5]Cl

(b) [Cr(NH3)6][Fe(CN)6] and [Fe(NH3)6][Cr(CN)6]

6. Using IUPAC nomenclature, name each of the following complexes:

(a) [MoI(CO)5]-
(b) [CuF6]3-
(c) Na4[Mn(CN)6]
(d) [Ni(NH3)6](ClO4)2
(e) [CoCl2(NH3)4]+

7. Write the formula for each of the following complexes:

(a) hexacyanidoferrate(II) ion

(b) potassium hexafluoridonickelate(IV)
(c) tetrachloridoocuprate(II) ion
(d) tetraamminechloridonitritocobalt(III) sulfate
(e) tetraaquadihydroxidoiron(III) ion

Extra Discussion Topic

Discuss how you could deliberately design an octahedral, low spin transition metal complex with a large o
that also possesses isomers. What about also making the complex paramagnetic?