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This literature discussion introduces students to various tetradentate ligands not commonly seen in textbooks. Students can apply knowledge of ligand binding to predict coordination geometry while exploring how the 3D nature of more complex ligands can affect their coordination to a metal.
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1) Predict geometric binding modes of ligands based on structural features.
2) Explain how ligand substitution can result in changes in the electronic transitions of organometallic compounds.
This LO was created as part of a sabbatical and has not yet been implemented in the classroom. The discussion is intended as a follow up to lectures introducing coordination isomers and the spectrochemical series. Students should be given time to answer the questions in small groups before discussing answers in a large group format.
Evaluation
An answer key is included for evaluating student comprehension.