Inorganic Chemistry -III

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-III,
UNIT-I
I. Metal-ligand bonding in Transition Metal Complexes: Limitations of valance bond
theory, an elementary idea of crystal field theory, crystal field splitting in octahedral,
tetrahedral and square planner complexes, factors affecting the crystal-field parameters.
II. Thermodynamic and Kinetic Aspects of Metal Complexes: A brief outline of
thermodynamics stability of metal complexes and factors affecting the stability, stability
constants of complexes and their determination, substitution reactions of square planar
complexes.
UNIT-II
III. Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal Complexes: Types of magnetic behavior,
methods of determining magnetic susceptibility, spin-only formula, L-S coupling, correlation
of s and effvalues, orbital contribution to magnetic moments, application of magnetic
moment data for 3d-metal complexes.
IV. Electronic spectra of Transition Metal Complexes: Types of electronic transitions,
selection rules for d-d transitions, spectroscopic ground states, spectrochemical series, Orgel-
energy level diagram for d1 and d9 states, discussion of the electronic spectrum of
[Ti(H2O) 6] 3+ complex ion.
UNIT-III
V. Organometallic Chemistry: Definition, nomenclature and classification of
organometallic compounds, Preparation, properties, bonding and applications of alkyls and
aryls of Li, Al, Hg, Snl. Metal carbonyls: 18 electron rule, preparation, structure and nature of
bonding in the mononuclear carbonyls.
VI. Silicones and Phosphazenes: Silicones and phosphazenes as examples of inorganic
polymers, nature of bonding in triphosphazenes.
UNIT-IV
VII. Hard and Soft Acids and Bases (HSAB): Classification of acids and bases as hard and
soft, Pearson's HSAB concept, acid-base strength and hardness and softness, Symbiosis,
theoretical basis of hardness and softness, electro negativity and hardness and softness.
VIII. Bioinorganic Chemistry: Essential and trace elements in biological processes,
metalloporphyrins with special reference to hemoglobin and myoglobin, Biological role of
alkali and alkaline earth metal ions with special reference to Ca2+.