Transition Metals (A Level only) (AQA A-Level Chemistry): Flashcards

When one ligand in a complex ion is replaced by another

Colour, coordination number, and geometry

Ligand binding through one atom

Ligand binding through two donor atoms

Hexadentate (coordinates through six donor atoms)

Coordination number often reduces from 6 to 4

Increased stability of bi/multidentate ligands compared to monodentate ligands

Increases disorder, favours chelate complex formation

Binds more strongly than $\text{O}_2$ to Fe(II) in haemoglobin

Deep royal blue