Why 6-membered metallacycle ring forms a more stable complex compared to a 4-membered metallacycle ring?

Q: When filling electrons into the crystal field splitting pattern for a tetrahedral complex shown…

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Q: What cartesian coordinate orientation is assumed to determine the d-orbital splitting in an…

A: The t2g set of orbitals interact very less with the upcoming ligand in octahedral complexes while eg…

Q: Using crystal field theory, draw an electron box energy level diagram for the valence d orbitals on…

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Q: 124 Does the [CoBr214]³ complex have an optical isomer? W Using the valence bond theory and hybrid…

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Q: Which is the highest energy d-orbital that contains an unpaired electron in a complex with an…

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Q: If you want to use any of the [IrCl(CO)(PPh3)2] and [(η6-C6H6)Cr(CO)3] complexes as a catalyst in…

A: The given compound are organometallic compound. We know if the total electron count of the metal is…

Q: a) The terms low spin and high spin apply only to complexes of d-metal ions having certain numbers…

A: Dueto strong field ligand pairing of electron occurs  so it forms low spin  complex. And weak field…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a chelating ligand? *       propylenediamine       isothiocyanate…

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Q: Why do soft metals which tend to form stable aqueous complexes with soft ligands tend to be more…

A: The toxicity of a metal depends on its ability to interact with biological molecules in the body,…

Q: Determine the d electron configurationof [Co(H2O)6]2+complex.  A) (t2g)3(eg)2 B) (t2g)4(eg)3 C)…

A: Cobalt aqua complex = [Co(H2O)]2+ Here Co is present in +2 oxidation state. Electronic configuration…

Q: 7. MO Diagram. Consider the molecule [Cr(CO)6]²*. e) bonding (nb), and antibonding (*) orbitals,…

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Q: If given the choice of a complexometric titrant among the choices below, which would be the best…

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Q: Explain why [Co(NH3)6]3+ is an inner orbital complex whereas [Ni(NH3)6]2+ is an outer orbital…

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Q: How can O2 interact with a metal as a ligand? Hint: think in terms of sigma and pi bonding motifs.…

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Q: 4. For each of the following metal complexes determine the formal oxidation state, d" electron…

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Q: Draw the MO diagram of ethylenediammine ligand in [Co(en)2cl2] +

A: Ethylenediamine is a bidentate neutral ligand that donates the lone pairs present on N-atoms to form…

Q: 13) Consider [MnX6]4, where the ligands, X are especially strong-field ligands and are monodentate.…

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Q: Explain the type of bonding of  carbonyl ligands with coordination compounds.

A: To satisfy secondary valency, metals form bonds with other neutral molecules or ions. These…

Q: Match each of the terms with their definitions. a ligand that can form two bonds (donate two…

A: a ligand that can form two bonds (donate two electron pairs) to a metal ion  - bidentate ligand   a…

Q: Based upon the equilibrium reaction shown, what will happen in each case and why? [Co(H2O)6]2+ + 4…

A: According to Le Chatelier’s principles, if there is a change in concentration, pressure,…

Q: Which of the following ligands can never have the number of electrons it donates (when coordinating)…

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Q: sing crystal field theory, draw an electron box energy level diagram for the valence d orbitals on…

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Q: When a hexadentate ligand, An-, binds to a metal ion that has a coordination number higher than 6,…

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Q: 8. Fill in table. Pay attention as some complexes are octahedral, square planar or tetrahedral. # d…

A: The octahedral field around the complex is determined by the oxidation state and the ligand field…

Q: which of these complexes will show geometrical isomerism: a  MA2X2 b  MA2XY c  MABCY d  All of these

A: Geometric isomerism:Two or more compounds with the same formula but are having different…

Q: d. Tris (ethylenediamine) chromium (III) chloride

A: The IUPAC name of compound [Cr(en)3]Cl3 is Tris (ethylenediamine)chromium (III) chloride . it is a…

Q: what will happen to the rate of a reaction of the crystal violet concentration triples

A: The second order graph of crystal violet hydroxylation is a plot of inverse of absorbance vs time…

Q: (d) porphine, often used in supermolecular chemistry as well as catalysis; biologically, porphine is…

A: we need to find number of bonds formed by the ligand porphine with metal ion

Q: Which d orbital configuration has the highest crystal field stabilization energy (CFSE) in a low…

A: The energy difference between two set of orbitals (t2g and eg) is called crystal field stabilization…

Q: Why regioselectivity?  2. Why stereoselectivity?  3. What are the changes in the oxidation state?

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Q: In the following complex compound, there are d-electrons.

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Q: Provide two points which support similarities in the organometallic chemistry of the two metals.…

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Q: Draw structure of following 1. (+)-[Co(en)3] (+)-tartrate chloride pentahydrate 2..  (-)-[Co(en)3]…

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Q: In each of the following pairs of complexes, which one would undergo the slower ligand dissociation…

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Q: Represent the energy diagram of the d orbitals according to the ligand field theory and predict the…

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Q: Consider the below ligand. If any atom with a lone pair of electrons can coordinate with a metal,…

A: A atom contain a lone pair of electrons can coordinate with metal. Then the number of donor atoms in…

Q: Please help me with both questions Draw two different molecules with the chemical formula…

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Q: Ni(Et2en)2(NCS)2 Ni(Et2en)2l2

A: To get the electronic configuration we first need to determine the oxidation state of the metal.

Q: 4. Explain the CO binding to transition metal to form M-CO complex instead of M-OC theory, i.e. draw…

A: When carbon monoxide (CO) bonds to a transition metal to form a metal carbonyl complex, it does so…

Q: About the chelating agents (ligands) classification

A: Here the point 4 is not correct which states that the trivalent chelating agents/ligands have three…

Q: Fill in the missing information to complete the names of the coordination compounds/complexes shown…

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Q: When ligand dissociation occurs on a transition metal complex, how many electrons are lost around…

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Q: What type of stereoisomerism is exhibited by the octahedral transition metal complex shown below? O…

A: Generally, cis-trans isomerism is exhibited by square planar complexes.Fac-Mer isomerism is…

Coordination Chemistry

It is a part of chemistry, in which the study of compounds that have central atoms surrounded by molecules or ions, known as ligand, is known as coordination chemistry.