Bonding in Transition Metal Compounds Does the octet rule (or something like it) work for these compounds? Counting d electrons. CrO42- Ni(NH3)62+ Cr(H2O)5Cl2+
Counting d-electron Configurations
Does the octet rule (or something like it) work for these compounds? Special Case: Counting d electrons for “organometallics” Fe(CO)5 Ni(CO)4 Cp2Fe Bz2Cr
Draw a Lewis Structure for Ni(NH3)62+
Crystal Field Theory
Crystal Field Theory
Donor-Acceptor MO Theory
Molecular Orbital Theory: Full
Molecular Orbital Theory: Simple
Counting d-electron Configurations
MO diagrams with pi-bonding ligands