COORDINATION

SIMPLY CONCISE
COMPOUNDS
PART 1
 COORDINATION
COMPOUNDS
SIMPLY CONCISE
isomerism theories
basics &
nomenclature
 COORDINATION COMPOUNDS
SALTS

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simple salts addition salts

compounds in which the double salts complex salts

metal atoms are bound
KCl.MgCl₂ .6H₂O K₄[Fe(CN)₆]
to a number of molecules
by sharing of electrons K⁺ + Cl⁻ + Mg²⁺ 4K⁺ + [Fe(CN)₆]⁴⁻
 SOME IMPORTANT TERMS
coordination entity

counter K₄[Fe(CN)₆]
ion

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central metal
atom/ion

Coordination Number:
number of ligand donor atoms to which the metal is directly bonded
CN = no. of σ bonds between CMA and ligands
 LIGANDS
The ions or molecules bound to the central atom/ion
Types of Ligands:
1) monodentate - can bind to metal ion through a single donor atom
eg: Cl⁻, Br⁻, NO₂⁺, NH₃, H₂O, CH₃-NH₂

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2) bidentate - can bind to metal ion through two donor atoms
eg: H₂N-CH₂-CH₂-NH₂, C₂O₄²⁻
3) polydentatedentate - can bind to metal ion through more than
one donor atoms. eg: edta⁴⁻, N(CH₂CH₂NH₂)₃
4) ambidentate - two diff. donor atoms but only one can donate at a
time. eg: NO₂⁻ & ONO⁻, SCN⁻ & NCS⁻
chelation - When a di or polydentate ligand uses its two or more
donor atoms simultaneously to bind the metal ion, it forms a ring
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 IUPAC NAMING
Formula Writing:
1) cation first followed by anion
2) for complex part, CMA first followed by ligands in alpha order
3) charge on cation = charge on anion

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pentaamminenitro-N-cobalt(III) chloride
+3 0 -1
[Co(NH₃)₅(NO₂)]Cl₂

tetraamminenickel(II) tetrachloridonickelate(II)
+2 0 +2 -4
[Ni(NH₃)] [NiCl₄]
 IUPAC NAMING
Name Writing:
1) cation first followed by anion
2) for complex part, ligands first in alpha order followed by CMA
3) balance the charge and mention the OS of CMA

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4) for multiple ligands - di, tri, tetra or bis, tris, tetrakis
5) if complex ion is anion, name of metal ends with -ate

+4 +2 -6
K₄[Fe(CN)₆] potassium hexacyanoferrate(II)
+2 +2 -4 0
(NH₄)₂[Ni(C₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₂] ammonium diaquabis(oxalato)nickelate(II)
+1 0 +1 -2
[Ag(NH₃)₂][Ag(CN)₂] diamminesilver(I) dicyanoargentate(I)
 ISOMERISM
SIMPLY CONCISE
IN PART 2