Coordination Chemistry ligands bonding to metals
Donor-Acceptor Complexes
Definitions Lewis Acid = acceptor = usually a transition metal cation Lewis Base = donor = ligand = usually something with a lone electron pair Coordination number = # of metal-ligand attachments Denticity = # of attachments a ligand makes
Common Ligands Monodentate Ligands: Halides: F -, Cl -, Br -, I - O 2-, S 2-, OH -, CN - NH 3, H 2 O, CO Bidentate Ligands:Polydentate Ligands: heme, salen
Monodentate complexes
Bidentate ligand complexes Ni(DMG) 2 Co(en) 2 Cl 2
Bidentate complexes Co(en) 3 2+ Fe(phen) 3 2+
Polydentate complexes Co(salen) + chlorophyll
Polydentate complexes Fe-heme O 2 -Fe-heme
Geometric isomerism
Fac- isomer Mer- isomer