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Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds: Structure, Bonding, and Properties

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Ligands

  • Ligands Example
    01:12
  • Ligand Reaction
    01:53
  • Ligands Example
    00:40

Complex Ions

  • Complex Ions Example
    00:57
  • Complex Ion Formation
    02:09

Coordination Complexes

  • Coordination Complexes Example
    00:43
  • Coordination Complexes I and II
    02:28

Coordination Numbers & Geometry

  • Coordination Numbers and Geometry Example
    00:30
  • Coordination Numbers
    00:27
  • Molecular Geometry of Coordination Complexes
    02:40

Intro to Crystal Field Theory

  • Example
    00:59
  • For tetrahedral complexes, the greatest ligand-metal interactions occur in between the axes.
    02:37
  • For octahedral complexes, the greatest ligand-metal interactions occur on or along the axes.
    02:01

Crystal Field Theory: Octahedral Complexes

  • Example
    00:43
  • The crystal field splitting pattern for octahedral complexes has the d orbitals on or along the axes as having the higher energy.
    03:04

Crystal Field Theory: Tetrahedral Complexes

  • The crystal field splitting pattern for tetrahedral complexes has the d orbitals in between the axes as having the higher energy.
    01:38
  • Example
    01:11

Crystal Field Theory: Square Planar Complexes

  • Square planar complexes show the most complex splitting pattern.
    02:07
  • Example
    01:17

Crystal Field Theory Summary

  • Example
    02:46
  • The greatest ligand-orbital interactions result in the greatest increase in energy.
    03:01

Magnetic Properties of Complex Ions

  • Low-Spin Complexes are associated with large Δ values and High-Spin Complexes are associated with small Δ values.
    04:23
  • Finding tetrahedral and square planar geometries helps to determine the low vs high spin of complexes.
    01:43
  • Example
    02:14

Strong-Field vs Weak-Field Ligands

  • Example
    02:09
  • Strong-Field Ligands result in a large Δ and Weak-Field Ligands result in a small Δ.
    02:40

Magnetic Properties of Complex Ions: Octahedral Complexes

  • For octahedral complexes, Weak-Field Ligands create High-spin complexes and Strong-Field Ligands create Low-spin complexes.
    01:28
  • Example
    02:52

Spatial Orientation of Bonds

  • Spatial Orientation of Bonds Example
    00:59
  • Spatial Orientation of Bonds
    01:30