Colors and Usual Co-ord. No.

of some TM Compounds
Vanadium
yellow
blue
green
violet
white
lime green
yellow green
blue
red-brown
red-violet
pale green
Chromium
Cr2+/[Cr(H2O)6]2+
blue/sky-blue
3+
3+
Cr /[Cr(H2O)6] (aq)
green
3+
[Cr(H2O)6] solid salt
violet
2
yellow
CrO4
VO2+/[VO2(H2O)4]+
VO2+/[VO(H2O)5]2+
V3+/[V(H2O)6]3+
V2+/[V(H2O)6]2+
VF5
VF4
VF3
VF2
VCl4
VCl3
VCl2

orange
Cr2O72
Cr(OH)3/[Cr(OH)3(H2O)3] green ppt
deep green
[Cr(OH)6] 3
Manganese
2+
2+
Mn /[Mn(H2O)6]
pale pink
Mn(OH)2
off-white ppt/buff ppt
Mn2O3.xH2O
brown ppt
2
green-yellow
MnCl4
MnO2
black solid

deep purple
MnO4
3
dark red
[Mn(CN)6]
Iron
3
orange-brown
[Fe(CN)6]
4
yellow
[Fe (CN)6]
Fe(OH)3/[Fe(OH)3(H2O)3] reddish brown
Fe(OH)2/[Fe(OH)2(H2O)4] dirty green
Fe2O3.xH2O
reddish brown
FeCO3
white
3+
3+
Fe /[Fe(H2O)6] (aq)
yellow
[Fe(H2O)6]3+ (solid salt)
pale violet
[Fe(H2O)6]2+
pale green
2+
[Fe(SCN](H2O)5]
blood red
4
2+
Prussian blue ppt
[Fe(CN)6] + Fe
3
3+
Turnbulls blue ppt
[Fe(CN)6] + Fe
Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3.15H2O
dark blue ppt
(same as above)

Cobalt
[Co(NH3)6]3+
[Co(NH3)5(H2O)]3+
[Co(NH3)5Cl]2+
[Co(NH3)4Cl2]+ cis
[Co(NH3)4Cl2] + trans
[CoCl4]2
[Co(H2O)6]2+
Co(OH)2
[Co(NH3)6]2+

golden brown
bright red
purple
deep violet
green
blue
pink
blue ppt
pale brown
Nickel

2+

[Ni(H2O)6]
[Ni(NH3)6]2+
[Ni(CN)4]2 sq planar
[NiCl4]2
Ni(OH)2/[Ni(OH)2(H2O)4]
Ni(DMG)
DMG = dimethylglyoxime
Copper
Cu(I) compounds (except below)
Cu2O
Cu2S
CuI
CuCN
[Cu(CN)4]3
[CuCl2]
CuO
CuCO3
CuCl2 (anhydrous)
CuCl2.2H2O
Cu2+/[Cu(H2O)6]2+
[Cu(NH3)4]2+/[Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+
Cu(OH)2/[Cu(OH)2(H2O)4]
[CuCl4]2
[Cu(edta)]2
Silver
Ag(I) charged complexes
[Ag(H2O)2]+, [Ag(NH3)2]+,
[Ag(S2O3)2]3, [Ag(CN)2]

green
blue
yellow
blue
pale green ppt
red ppt

AgCl
AgBr
AgI
Ag2S

white ppt
cream ppt
yellow
black ppt

Metal Ion Centre

Cu+, Ag+ (d10)
Cu2+ (d9)
Ni2+, Pt2+ (d8)
Others

white solids
red ppt
black solid
cream ppt
white ppt
colorless
colorless
black solid
green solid
dark brown
blue-yellow
pale blue
deep blue
blue ppt
yellow
pale blue
colorless usually
colorless

Usual Co-ord. No.

2 (linear)
4 (tetrahedral or sq. planar)
4 (sq. planar)
6 (octahedral)
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