1. Chapter 23: The Transition Elements and Their Coordination Compounds
23.1 An Overview of Transition Element Properties
23.2 The Inner Transition Elements
23.3 Highlights of Selected Transition Metals
23.4 Coordination Compounds
23.5 Theoretical Basis for the Bonding and Properties of Complexes

2. Fig. 23.1

3. Orbital Occupancy of the Period 4 Metals–I
Element Partial Orbital Diagram Unpaired Electrons
4s d p Sc Ti V Cr Mn
Table 23.1 (p. 1003)

4. Orbital Occupancy of the Period 4 Metals–II
Element Partial Orbital Diagram Unpaired Electrons
4s d p Fe Co Ni Cu Zn
Table 23.1 (p. 1003)

5. Fig. 23.3

6. Fig. 23.4

7. Aqueous Oxoanions of V, Cr, and Mn in their Highest Oxidation States
Fig 23.5

8. Oxidation States and d-Orbital Occupancy of the Period 4 Transition Metals
3B B B B B B B B B B
Oxidation (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
State Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn
(d1) (d2) (d3) (d5) (d5) (d6) (d7) (d 8) (d10) (d10)
(d3) (d5) (d5) (d7) (d8) (d10)
(d2) (d3) (d4) (d5) (d6) (d7) (d8) (d9) (d10)
(d0) (d1) (d2) (d3) (d4) (d5) (d6) (d7) (d8)
(d0) (d1) (d2) (d3) (d4 ) (d5) (d6)
(d0) (d1) (d2) (d4)
(d0) (d1) (d2)
(d0)
Table (p. 1006)

9. Standard Electrode Potentials of Period 4 M2+ Ions
Half-Reaction E0 (V)
Ti2+(aq) + 2 e Ti(s)
V2+(aq) + 2 e V(s)
Cr2+(aq) + 2 e Cr(s)
Mn2+(aq) + 2 e Mn(s)
Fe2+(aq) + 2 e Fe(s)
Co2+(aq) + 2 e Co(s)
Ni2+(aq) + 2 e Ni(s)
Cu2+(aq) + 2 e Cu(s)
Zn2+(aq) + 2 e Zn(s)
Table 23.3 (p. 1007)

10. Colors of Representative Compounds of the Period 4 Transition Metalsb d f h j g a c e i
a = Scandium oxide
b = Titanium(IV) oxide
c = Vanadyl sulfate dihydrate
d = Sodium chromate
e = Manganese(II) chloride tetrahydrate
f = Potassium ferricyanide
g = Cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate
h = Nickel(II) nitrate hexahydrate
i = Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate
j = Zinc sulfate heptahydrate
Fig. 23.6

11. (p. 1012)

12. Coordination Compounds: Complexes
Lewis acids are electron pair acceptors.
Coordination compounds are metal compounds formed by Lewis acid-base interactions.
Complexes: Have a metal ion (can be zero oxidation state) bonded to a number of ligands. Complex ions are charged. Example, [Ag(NH3)2]+.
Ligands are Lewis bases.
Coordination number: the number of ligands attached to the metal.

13. Coordination Numbers and Geometry
The most common coordination numbers are 4 and 6.
Some metal ions have a constant coordination number (e.g. Cr3+ and Co3+ have a coordination number of 6).
The size of the ligand affects the coordination number (e.g. [FeF6]3- forms but only [FeCl4]- is stable).
The amount of charge transferred from ligand to metal affects coordination number (e.g. [Ni(NH3)6]2+ is stable but only [Ni(CN)4]2- is stable).
Four coordinate complexes are either tetrahedral or square planar (commonly seen for d 8 metal ions).
Six coordinate complexes are octahedral.

14. (Square brackets enclose the metal ion and ligands.)
Fig. 23.9

15. (p. 1017)

16. Ligands Monodentate ligands bind through one donor atom only.
Therefore they occupy only one coordination site.
Polydentate ligands (or chelating agents) bind through more than one donor atom per ligand.
Example, ethylenediamine (en), H2NCH2CH2NH2.
The octahedral [Co(en)3]3+ is a typical en complex.
Chelate effect: More stable complexes are formed with chelating agents than with the equivalent number of monodentate ligands.

17. (p. 1018)

18. Nomenclature
Rules:
For salts, name the cation before the anion. Example in [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 we name [Co(NH3)5Cl]2+ before Cl-.
Within a complex ion, the ligands are named (in alphabetical order) before the metal. Example [Co(NH3)5Cl]2+ is tetraamminechlorocobalt(II). Note the tetra portion is an indication of the number of NH3 groups and is therefore not considered in the alphabetizing of the ligands.
Anionic ligands end in -o and neutral ligands are simply the name of the molecule. Exceptions: H2O (aqua) and NH3 (ammine).

19. Nomenclature
Rules:
Greek prefixes are used to indicate number of ligands (di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, and hexa-). Exception: if the ligand name has a Greek prefix already. Then enclose the ligand name in parentheses and use bis-, tris-, tetrakis-, pentakis-, and hexakis.
Example [Co(en)3]Cl3 is tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride.
If the complex is an anion, the name ends in -ate.
Oxidation state of the metal is given in Roman numerals in parenthesis at the end of the complex name.

20. Names of Some Neutral and Anionic Ligands
Name Formula
A. Neutral
Aqua H2O
Ammine NH3
Carbonyl CO
Nitrosyl NO
B. Anionic
Fluoro F -
Chloro Cl-
Bromo Br-
Iodo I-
Hydroxo OH-
Cyano CN-
Table 23.8 (p. 1019)

21. Names of Some Metal Ions in Complex Anions
Metal Name in Anion
Iron Ferrate
Copper Cuprate
Lead Plumbate
Silver Argentate
Gold Aurate
Tin Stannate
Table 23.9 (p. 1019)

22. Some Coordination Compounds of Cobalt Studied by Werner
Werner’s Data*
Traditional Total Free Modern Charge of
Formula Ions Cl Formula Complex Ion .
CoCl3 6 NH [Co(NH3)6]Cl
CoCl3 5 NH [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl
CoCl3 4 NH [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl
CoCl3 3 NH [Co(NH3)3Cl3] . . .
Table (p. 1020)