C10K Coordination Chemistry

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C10K Coordination Chemistry.
(An Introductory course at UWI, Mona, JAMAICA)

by Dr. R.J. Lancashire

Lecture 1. Introduction to Coordination Chemistry. d-orbital occupation and electronic configuration of M²⁺ ions, common oxidation states and their colours. General properties of TM Elements. Useful Definitions - ligand, chelate, coordination number etc. Examples of common ligands
Lecture 2. Review of Common Stereochemistries (CN = 2..12). Examples given for each type.
Lecture 3. Introduction to Crystal Field Theory. Shapes of d-orbitals, splittings of d-orbitals due to effect of octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar crystal fields.
Lecture 4. Consequences of CFT. High-spin, Low-spin complexes and the spectrochemical series. Magnetic Moments of octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes.
Lecture 5. Stability of Metal Complexes. Difference between Kinetic and Thermodynamic stability. Stepwise formation constants. Chelation and the Chelate Effect.
Lecture 6. Isomerism. Stereoisomerism and Structural isomerism.
Nomenclature of Coordination Complexes. This will not be covered in lectures, but is required for successful completion of the course. See an example of how you can develop a systematic approach to naming and drawing complexes.

Tutorial questions and problem paper

A number of questions and problems relating to this course have been distributed during the class. Some of these are available on-line.

References

'Basic Inorganic Chemistry' - Cotton, Wilkinson and Gaus, 3rd Ed., pps 165-187, 503-509, 512-517.
'Modern Inorganic Chemistry' - Mackay and Mackay, 4th Ed., pps 184 - 204.

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