COORDINATION CHEMISTRY 112 2 Walence bond theory postulates that the donor atoms must donate slecirons into a set of octahedrally hybridized d’sp° or sp*d? hybrid exbitals of the metal ion. Thus, the two d-orbitals involved in the hybridization are dx? — y? and z* which are directed along the x, y and z axes. » dx’ — y? orbital dz? orbital Cr* complex 1. Chromium forms octahedral complex with NH3 as ligands in hexaamminechromium(Itl) ion, [Cr(NHs)e|°* 2. The complex is paramagnetic, which 3 electrons in 3d orbitals are unpaired with parallel spin. 3. Electron configuration of Cri{Arj4s'3d> cr aq [F t | al ad as 4p 4d [CH(NHa)al: fue ma LETT TTT) CD CTL fH] 3d Here ea ea 4d Six d?sp? bonds to the ligands 4. Hybridization occurs in lower energy 3d orbitals. 5. Bonding in other Cr complexes are the same as [Cr(NHs).]" © Prof. Madya Hj. Mohd Tahir Abas @ UITM Pahang , 2008