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Studying the Spectrochemical Series: Crystal Fields of Cr(III). Objectives: --synthesize series of Cr(III) compounds --calculate crystal field splitting energies using electronic spectroscopy. Spectrochemical Series
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Studying the Spectrochemical Series: Crystal Fields of Cr(III) Objectives: --synthesize series of Cr(III) compounds --calculate crystal field splitting energies using electronic spectroscopy
Spectrochemical Series • halides < OH- < C2O42- < H2O < NCS- < py < NH3 < en < phen < NO2- < CN- < CO Weak field Ligands Strong Field Ligands
Acac ligand --acetylacetonate