Faculty of Science

Objectives

To introduce the student to the structure, bonding theories, chemical, spectral and magnetic properties of the transition metal complexes.

Contents

Chemistry of the d-block elements: electronic structure and magnetic properties. Lewis acids, bases, ligands; Preparation of coordination compounds, coordination number and stereochemistry, isomerism; nomenclature of coordination compounds, bonding in transition metal complexes;. shapes of d-orbitals; the valence bond theory; the effective atomic number rule; molecular orbital theory; Pi-donors and the pi-acceptors; back donation; Ligand field theory: colours in coordination compounds; spectrochemical series; ligand field stabilization energy; Jahn-Teller effect (distortions): Octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes; mixed oxides of spinel structure.

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