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1+naming Transition Metal Compounds

The document outlines the naming conventions for transition metal compounds, including ionic and covalent compounds. It emphasizes the use of Roman numerals to indicate oxidation states of transition metals and the alphabetical ordering of ligands in compound names. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises for practice in naming and formulating these compounds.

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1+naming Transition Metal Compounds

The document outlines the naming conventions for transition metal compounds, including ionic and covalent compounds. It emphasizes the use of Roman numerals to indicate oxidation states of transition metals and the alphabetical ordering of ligands in compound names. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises for practice in naming and formulating these compounds.

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NAMING TRANSITION METAL

COMPOUNDS

Chemistry the Central Science: 23.4 (12th Edition)


REMINDER

Ionic Compounds:

Consist of cations (Mn+) and anions (Xm-). Overall charge = zero.

Name consists of cation name followed by anion name.

For ionic compounds only, the name does not specifically


indicate how many ions are present.

Cations formed from metals have the same name as the metal.

Cations formed from non-metals have names that end in –ium

Monoatomic anions have names formed by replacing the end of the


element name with –ide
Covalent compounds
The less electronegative element is named first.

The name of the second element ends in –ide.

Greek prefixes  number of atoms of each element.


mono = 1, di = 2, tri = 3, tetra = 4, penta = 5, hexa = 6,
hepta = 7, octa = 8, nona = 9, deca = 10.
(Not used for ionic compounds – slide 2)

If name begins with a vowel, the “a” is lost from the prefix, e.g. N2O5.

Hydrogen is an important exception: Covalent compounds


containing hydrogen and one other element are named as if they
are ionic.
Transition Metals (T.M.)
They have different oxidation states of the metal, so need to specify
this. Use Roman numerals in brackets.
Fe2+ is the iron(II) ion and Fe3+ is the iron(III) ion.

In the name put the ligands before the metal, in alphabetical order.
BUT in the formula, metal is first.

Anionic ligands end in ‘o’.

Neutral ligands  just the name of the molecule.

Use Greek prefixes if more than one ligand present.

If the T. M. complex is an anion, it ends in ‘ate’


Names of Some Common Ligands in Transition Metals Complexes:

N3- azido C2O42- oxalato


Br- bromo O2- oxo
Cl- chloro NH3 ammine *
CN- cyano CO carbonyl *
F- fluoro H2O aqua *
OH- hydroxo C5H5N py
CO32- carbonato Ethylenediamine en

* Note the special names used for these neutral ligands


Examples
[Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 Pentaamminechlorocobalt(III) chloride
alphabetical (a...,c…)
[Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl Pentaamminechlorocobalt(II) chloride
alphabetical (a...,c…)

Na2[MoOCl4] Sodium tetrachlorooxomolybdate(IV)


alphabetical (c...,o…)
Notes:
Square brackets, [], are used around the T.M. component.
These examples are ionic.
 cation before anion.
 do not indicate how many ions there are (slide 2)
 the O/S of the metal indicates how many ions there are.
(Compare the two cobalt complexes above)
Exercises
Name the following compounds:
[Cr(H2O)4Cl2]Cl K4[Ni(CN)4]

Give the chemical formula for the following:

ammonium tetrabromocuprate(II)
triamminetribromomolybdenum(IV) nitrate

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