CHAPTER

11 Coordination Compounds

Representation of Complex Compound Exception

ligand
™ d3s hybridisation, Td, diamagnetic, inner orbital complex eg.
co-ordination n± charge on
MLX coordination sphere MnO 4– , CrO 2– 2– 3–
sphere 4 , Cr2 O 7 , CrO 2 Cl 2 , CrO 2 F2 , VO 4
central metal ion number of ligand ™ Transference of electron
Co-ordination number = Number of atoms surrounded to eg. Cu+2 in C.N. → 4 with L
central metal ion. -
Notes: (where L = NO 2 / CN– / NH3 etc.)
Bidentate and Polydentate are also called chelating ligand. Organometallic Compounds
Bonding in Coordination Compound Compounds in which the less E.N. (Ge, Sb, B, Si, P, As) central
Effective Atomic Number & Sidgwick Rule metal atoms are bonded directly to carbon atoms are called
Total number of electron present on central metal atom or ion organometallic compounds.
after accepting the electron pair from ligand.
™ s-bonded compounds formed by nontransition elements.
VBT R-Mg-X, (CH3–CH2)2 Zn, Ziegler natta catalyst, etc.
™ Metal provoide hybridised vacant orbital for the acceptance
of lone pair from ligand. ™ p-bonded organometallic compounds are generally formed
™ Hybridisation, shape and magnetic behaviour of complex by transition elements e.g. Zeise’s salt, ferrocene, dibenzene
depends upon the nature of ligand. chromium, etc.
™ Strong field ligand pair up the unpaired e– of central metal ™ s-and p-bonded organometallic compounds: Metal carbonyls
atom where as weak field ligand does not.
™ If unpaired e– present in complex then complex is compounds formed between metal and carbon monoxide
paramagnetic. If unpaired e– is absent then diamagnatic. belong to this class. Ni(CO)4, Fe(CO)5 etc.
eg. C.N. = 4; [NiCl4]2–
Stereo Isomerism
Series which shows the Relative Strength of Ligands
I– (weakest) < Br– < SCN– < Cl– < S2– < F– < OH– < C2O42– < H2O Stereo Isomerism in Co-ordination Compound
< NCS– < edta4– < NH3 < en < CN– < CO(strongest) CN-4
Exception ™ Square planar complex does not show optical isomerism.

[Co(OX)3]3– d2sp3 diamagnetic ™ Square planar complex show optical activity if the co-ordinated
ligand having chiral center.
[Co(H2O)6]3+ d2sp3 diamagnetic
™ Square planar complex
[NiF6]2– d2sp3 diamagnetic ™ [Ma2b2]n± , [Ma2bc]n± , [Mabcd]n± , [M(AB)cd]n±
[Cr(NH3)6 ]2+ sp3d2 paramagnetic ™ [M(AB)(CD)]n± show geometrical isomerism
[Mn(NH3)6]2+ sp3d2 paramagnetic ™ [Mabcd]n± form two cis and one trans.

[Fe(NH3)6]2+ sp3d2 paramagnetic ™ Tetrahedral complex [Mabcd]n±, [M(AB)cd]n± [M(AB)(CD)] n±

show optical isomerism
[CoL6]4– (L = NO2– /CN–) d2sp3 paramagnatic
™ Tetrahdral complex does not show geometrical isomerism.