Inorganic Chemistry Chapter 1

"what is inorganic chemistry"

Quadruply bonded metals contains

delta

Why is the delta bond possible

b/c of the d orbitals interaction

what is a fivefold bond?

A bond involving five pairs of electrons shared between two atoms, typically found in certain transition metal complexes.

What is Bridging hydrogen atoms?

they form bridges across edges or face pf polyhedra of metal atoms

what can also bridge (rarely)

Alkyl groups

How many coordination numbers that the central atoms can have in inorganic compounds?

it can range to 12

what is a ligand?

a molecule or ion that binds to a central metal atom, forming a coordination complex. It can donate electron pairs to the metal and may be neutral or charged.

How is the geometries change in inorganic chemistry?

Both tetrahedral and square planer shape occur for 4 coordinate compound of both metals and nonmetals

coordination complexes

metas are in the center with anions or neutral molecules (ligands) bonded to them (frequency N , O or S)

organometallic complexes

when carbon is the element directly bonded to metal atoms or ions

p4

forms a tetrahedral geometry with no central atom

Inorganic compounds containing pi bonded aromatic rings

metals atoms are sanwhcih between two aromatic rings