Inorganic Chemistry Exam 1/3, March 31, 2011

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1. (16 pts) Explain the following terms:

(a) spectrochemical series (b) Ferromagnetic (c) LFSE (d) Paramagnetism
(a) d
CN > NO2 > en > NH3 > H2O > C2O42 > OH > F > Cl > Br > I
(b) Ferromagnetic: the interacting magnetic dipoles on the neighboring atoms tend to
assume a parallel alignment
(c) Ligand field stabilization energy, d
d d
d
LFSE
(d) one or more unpaired electrons, magnetic moment aligns with an external field (ueff
> 0), (attracted into magnetic field)
2. (8 pts) Give definition and example of the following types of isomerization:
(a) ionization isomerism (b) linkage isomerism
(a) Ionization isomers result from the interchange of an anionic ligand within the
first coordination sphere with an anion outside the coordination sphere

(b) Linkage isomers may arise when one or more of the ligands can coordinate to
the metal ion in more than one way.
3. (8 pts) Give chemical name for the following:
(a) [Mn(CN)6]4 (b) [PtCl4]2 (c) [Ir(CO)Cl(PPh3)2] (d) [Ag(NH3)2][BF4]
(a) [Mn(CN)6]4 hexacyanomanganate(II) or hexacyanomanganate(4-)
(b) [PtCl4]2 tetrachloroplatinate(II) or tetrachloroplatinate(2-)
(c) [Ir(CO)Cl(PPh3)2]
cis- or trans-carbonylchlorobis(triphenylphosphine)iridium(I) or (0)
(d) [Ag(NH3)2][BF4] diamminesilver(I) tetrafluoborate(III)

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4. (8 pts) Glycine has the structure NH2CH2COOH. It can lose a proton from the
carboxyl group and form chelate rings bonded through both the N and one of the
O atoms. Draw structures for all possible isomers of tris(glycinato)cobalt().

5. (9 pts) Identify the most likely transition metal M:

(a) K3[M(CN)6], in which M is a first-row transition metal and the complex has 3
unpaired electrons.
(b) [M(H2O)6]3+, in which M is a second row transition metal and LFSE = -2.4o.
(c) Tetrahedral [MCl4], which has 5 unpaired electrons and first-row transition
metal M.
(a) Cr (b) Rh (c) Fe
6. (6 pts) A compound with empirical formula Fe(H2O)4(CN)2 has a magnetic moment
corresponding to 8/3 unpaired electrons per iron. How is this possible?
[Fe(H2O)6][Fe(CN)6] (2+)(2-)
[Fe(H2O)6] high-spin, Fe(II) d6 u = 4.9 uB
[Fe(CN)6], low-spin Fe(II) d6, u = 0 uB
Average = 2*4.9/3 = 3.3 uB
8/3 unpaired electrons u = (8/3(8/3+2))1/2 = 3.53 uB, match!!
7. (12pts) Use the angular overlap method to calculate the energies of both ligand and
metal orbitals for trans-[Cr(NH3)4Cl2]+, taking into account that ammonia is a
strong donor ligand than chloride, but chloride is a stronger donor. Use 1 and 6
positions for the chloride ions.

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8. (10 pts) Determine the number of magnetic moment and ligand field stabilization
energy for each of the following complexes:
(a) [Cr(CN)6]4 (b) [Fe(H2O)6]3+ (c) [Co(NO2)6]4 (d) [Co(NH3)6]3+ (e) [MnO4]
(a) (n=2, u=2.83 BM, -1.6 o) (b) (n=5, u=5.9 BM, 0 o) (c) (n=1, u=1.73 BM,
-1.8 o) (d) (n=0, 0 BM, -2.4 o) (e) (n=0, 0 BM, 0 o)
9. (15 pts) The ion [TiH6]2 has been found to have Oh symmetry. (a) Using the H
orbitals of the ligands as a basis, construct a reduce representation for this ion. (b)
Reduce tis representation to its irreducible components. (c) Which orbitals of Ti
are suitable for interaction with each of the results from art b? (d) Show the
interactions of d orbitals of Ti with the appreciate group orbitals, labeled to show
the matching irreducible representations, in an energy-level diagram. Identify o
on the diagram.
(a) 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 2
(b) A1g + Eg + T1u
(c) A1g: s, eg: dx2-y2, dz2; T1u: px, py, pz

(d)

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10. (10 pts) Using the angular overlap model, determine the splitting pattern (o) of d
orbitals for an octahedral complex of formula MX6, where X is a ligand can act as
donor and donor.

o = 3e - 4e
11. (10 pts) What is Jahn-Teller Effect?