oxidation state of iron

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reva_bajjuri
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oxidation state of iron

Postby reva_bajjuri » Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:04 pm

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could someone explain how you find the oxidation state of iron given this structure? the answer is +2
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Andrew Dao 3C
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Re: oxidation state of iron

Postby Andrew Dao 3C » Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:41 pm

I think the iron is making two covalent bonds with the nitrogens (solid lines) but also making 2 coordinate covalent bonds with the other two nitrogens (dotted lines). Those do not count towards its oxidation state, hence it is +2.
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Kelly Singh
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Re: oxidation state of iron

Postby Kelly Singh » Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:43 pm

It is +2
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reva_bajjuri
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Re: oxidation state of iron

Postby reva_bajjuri » Sun Dec 13, 2020 11:22 am

so would double bonds count towards the oxidation number too?
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