how to find hybridisation of the coordination compound

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Two ways to find hybridization in complex compound -:

1- Valence bond theory

2- Crystal field theory

Valence bond Theory

The central metal cation or atom makes available a number of vacant s, p and or d-orbitals equal to its coordination number to form coordinate covalent bonds with ligands.

2. These vacant atomic orbitals of metal are hybridised to form a new set of equivalent bonding orbitals, called hybrid orbitals . These orbitals have the same geometry, the same energy and definite directional properties.

3. The bonding in metal complexes arises when a filled ligand orbital containing a lone pair of electrons overlaps a vacant hybrid orbital on the metal cation or atom to form a coordinate covalent bond.

4. Each ligand has at least one orbital containing a lone pair of electrons. Pauling classified the ligands into two categories (i) Strong ligands like CN ^– , CO ^– etc. (ii) weak ligands like F ^– , Cl ^– etc.

5. Strong ligands have a tendency to pair up the d-electrons of a metal cation or atom to provide the necessary orbitals for hybridization. On the other hand, weak ligands do not have a tendency to pair up the d-electrons.

6. The d orbital used in hybridization may be either inner (n-1) d-orbitals or outer n d-orbitals . The complex formed by inner (n-1) d-orbitals, is called inner orbital complex whereas the complex formed by outer d-orbital is called outer orbital complex .

7. If unpaired electrons are present within the complex, then complex is paramagnetic in nature while if all the electrons are paired then complex is diamagnetic in nature.

Limitations

• It could not explain the nature of ligands.
• It could not explain why the pairing of electrons occurs in the presence of strong ligands.
• It could not explain the colour and electronic spectra of complexes.
• It could not explain reaction rates and the mechanism of reactions of complexes.
• This theory does not provide any quantitative interpretation data about the thermodynamic and kinetic stability of coordination complexes.

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