34 Kalyani Unified Chemistry (Inorganic Part-I) _ (8) Tetrahedral complexes which contain unsymmetrical bidentate ligand can be resolved into optical isomers and show optical activity. Examples. Bis (benzoylacetonato) beryllium (II). Hy Hse SH. Boe a Og ere eos < OK Ne tHe 4 > NT SER aS Shae Com v = fe) CaN MIRROR PLANE Other elements which form such complexes are Boron (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II), (c) Tetrahedral complexes which contain four different groups do not show optical activity. It is because these complexes are very much labile. Thus, it is not possible to isolate optically active compound. — — Co-ordination number 6. In an octahedral complex, optical 8 isomerism should be possible, if there are six different unidentate \ \ ligands, a, b, ¢, d, e and f. Such a complex of Pt ie. (PY) (Br) (Cl) 4 @ (NO2) (CsHs) (NHg)] has been made and should have 15 geometrical isomers with a pair of optical cnantiomers. Although a few geometrical isomers have been prepared but none has been AB i resolved. It has been observed that optically active co-ordinate compounds with chelating type ligand can be isolated. Thus [Co (NH3)¢]Cl3 does not show optical activity but [Co(NH3)3 Cl] shows. Examples. (i) [M (AA)3)] type compounds containing three symmetrical bidentate ligand, e.g., glycinato (: NHyCH,COO>). Oe ‘ea Mor A ie ‘K Bis “Ys 1M MIRROR PLANE SE Nae ean et eral ‘TWO ClS-FORMS (Unsymmerical) RESOLVABLE (ii) [M(AA)2Bo] type compounds, [Co (cn),Cl,]* containing two symmetrical bidentate ligands and two unidentate ligands show optical activity. AA = Bidentate ligand, Such compounds also show geometrical isomerism. Only cis isomer shall be optically active. Trans isomer is optically inactive. It is because it contains a plane of symmetry. Thus, in total, three isomers are possible. cl i t in fi ci - yn Cl Ee TRANS OR MESO FORM SORM MBO, LFORM Optically active CIS (optically active)