Transition Metal Coordination
Chemistry
Chemistry 362 : Spring 2019
,Electronic configurations of metal ions:
[Ar]3d1 [Ar]3d2 [Ar]3d5 [Ar]3d5 [Ar]3d7 [Ar]3d8 [Ar]3d9
, What we already know:
• The dative or coordinate covalent bond
• The valence bond approach to keeping track
of electrons in Lewis acid/Lewis base adducts;
• The Hard/Soft, LA/LB, approach to binding
preferences
• How to assemble molecular orbitals from
linear combination of atomic orbitals
• We remember!!!.
, What we want to know:
• Explanations/predictions of properties:
– Colors/spectroscopy
– Magnetism
– Compositions and Structures
• Isomers
• Symmetry point group designations
• Dependence of the above on ligands and on
Metals
• We Can Do It!!!.
Chemistry
Chemistry 362 : Spring 2019
,Electronic configurations of metal ions:
[Ar]3d1 [Ar]3d2 [Ar]3d5 [Ar]3d5 [Ar]3d7 [Ar]3d8 [Ar]3d9
, What we already know:
• The dative or coordinate covalent bond
• The valence bond approach to keeping track
of electrons in Lewis acid/Lewis base adducts;
• The Hard/Soft, LA/LB, approach to binding
preferences
• How to assemble molecular orbitals from
linear combination of atomic orbitals
• We remember!!!.
, What we want to know:
• Explanations/predictions of properties:
– Colors/spectroscopy
– Magnetism
– Compositions and Structures
• Isomers
• Symmetry point group designations
• Dependence of the above on ligands and on
Metals
• We Can Do It!!!.
