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Review of variable valence. Transition metal ions have variable oxidation state Electron configurations 4s 2 3d n with some exceptions. Isomerism – same atoms, different arrangement. Constitutional and stereo. Constitutional Different connections between the atoms
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Review of variable valence • Transition metal ions have variable oxidation state • Electron configurations • 4s23dn with some exceptions
Constitutional and stereo • Constitutional • Different connections between the atoms • Linkage isomers (choice of linkage atom) • Ionization isomers (different anion bonding) • Stereoisomers • Same connections but different spatial arrangements • Diastereoisomers (geometric isomers) • Enantiomers (handedness)
Linkage isomers • The nitrite ion can use either the O or the N atom as the ligand since both have non-bonding pairs. • Indicate linkage in the name: • Nitro (NO2) links through N • Nitrito (ONO) links through O • Obvious influence on physical properties
Ionization isomers • Different anions are linked to the central atom • In one, the free anion is SO42- • In the second, the free anion is Br-
Diastereo (geometric) isomers • Same attachments but different arrangement • Cis- and trans- (analogous to bonding in alkenes) • Influences physical properties through different polarity • Example with square planar: opposite or side-by-side
Not all complexes qualify for geometric isomers • Square planar – • ML2X2 (cis and trans) • ML3X (none) • Tetrahedral – none with any composition • Octahedral – • ML4X2 (cis and trans) • ML3X3 • ML5X (none)
More than two ligands… • ML2XY or ML4XY can also have cis and trans isomers
What hands are these…? • Apparently all same connections and yet… • Enantiomers are molecules or ions that form mirror images of each other • Tetrahedral C atoms with four different groups • Hands are enantiomers. • They possess chirality • Molecules that have no handedness are achiral
Testing for chirality • Presence of planes of symmetry – achiral • Absence of plane of symmetry – chiral
How many diastereoisomers and enantiomers are there of Co(en)2Cl2+?
Getting a complex? • Which are chiral? • Which are achiral? • What are the enantiomers?