CHEM304

π-Acceptor Ligands

II. Metal nitrosyls

Syllabus outline

Transition metal nitrosyls including halonitrosyls and their derivatives, Chemistry of nitroso ferrous sulphate, sodium nitroprusside, Applications of carbonyls and nitrosyls in industry and synthetic chemistry.

Recommended books

While there is no mandatory text for this course, the students may consult general inorganic chemistry and coordination chemistry books for chapters on pi-acceptor ligands and transition metal nitrosyl complexes.

Exams and grades

• Mid-term exam: 18%
• Final exam: 20%
• Assignments & class participation: 25%
• Part I. 37% (17 + 20)

Assignments

Here’s a list of assignments that may help you understand and apply basic concepts of bonding in transition metal nitrosyl complexes.

Assignment 1. Transition metal nitrosyls (a problem set)

Assignment 2. Electron count in metal nitrosyl complexes (a group assignment)
Use the following link to access the electron count problem sets in metal nitrosyl complexes: https://chem.beloit.edu/classes/structure/EAN/nitrosyl.html

Resources

• Find some examples of metal nitrosyl complexes along with structural data including bond lengths, bond angles, and infrared spectroscopic (NO) vibrations (PDF)