Frequent Occurrences in exam questions

I norganic Syllabus - Answers

Polarization
I nner & Outer Sphere
Bridging Ligands Co

18 Electron Rule
MO Diagrams
Ligand Reducibility
Redox Process Predictions
I nsertion Reactions at metal centres involving CO & Alkenes
Trans Effect & Trans I nfluence
MO Diagrams, bonding between a transition metal & a carbon monoxide ligand
I nner & Outer Sphere, popular reductant
Steric & Geometric Consequences, ligand binds to metal cation
I a & I d Mechanism
I d Mechanisms
An I ncrease in charge
leaving groups
entering groups
Deviations in Cis ligand
Strong Pi-ligands like olefins,Co, CN-, have a low trans influence but high trans effect
Associative - Square Planar
Overall Symmetry of reactant & intermediate can affect the rate of square planar substitution
reaction
Carbonylation, the carbonyl insertion & methyl migration
13C in I dentifying CO
Thermal stability
oxidative addition to metal centre: non-electrophillic, non-electrophillic intact & electrophilic.
Polarisation, Arbusov, Hydrolysis of amino acid esters & rusting
Graphs for reactions, square planar
Host-Guest Chemistry
Anation & water exchange
Oxidative addtion, Concerted, Nucleophillic SN2, Nucleophillic I onic
Covalent Bonds, Bond Energies, Multiple Bonds, Unsaturated Compounds
Stability to oxidation, hydrolysis & kinetic stability
Metal Coordination & pka
Bridging Ligands
Bonds, Transition Metal & Carbon Monoxide
Spectator phosphorous based ligands vco of metal carbonyls
Nitrosyl & cyclopentadienyl ligands in Organometallic Substitution
Reductive animation reactions
Photophysical
Migratory I nsertion
Pi-Bonding deviations - Metal to ligand bonding
Metal-Ligand Reactivity Book
Polarisation
Conformational Changes
Steric Consequences of Metal-Ligand Bond
Geometric Consequenes
Ligand polarisation Intrinsic Rusting, Pka
Nucleophilic attack
Hydrolysis of amino acid esters amides
Arbusov Type Reactions