CHM 2353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Octahedral Molecular Geometry, Ethylenediamine, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid

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Werner"s theory of coordination compounds: compounds made up of similar compounds are called coordination compounds. Ligands are lewis bases (donate electron pairs to metals) Coordination numbers: number of ligand donor atoms to which the metal is directly bonded. Cn 1: very unusual would require a very bulky ligand to prevent binding of additional ligands. Cn 2: found in some complexes of d10 ions (ex. Ag+ or au+: geometry is typically linear, *can be obtained using elements with lots of electrons from the right side of the periodic table and by using bulky ligands. Cn 3: arises in completes with sterically demanding (bulky) ligands - not enough room for others to bind: usually have trigonal planar geometry, but can rarely nd t-shaped molecules. Cn 4: very common for certain d-block metals: complexes may have tetrahedral (d5 or d10) or square planar geometry (d8)

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