Naming Coordination Compounds

[Sabrina Ryu 3L]

Do we just have to memorize all of the common ligand names? Or will it be provided to us?

[Vy Lu 2B]

It will most likely be that we will have to familiarize ourselves with the common ligands and recognize them in the molecules; naming the coordination compounds will also require us to have knowledge of the naming rules taught in lecture.

[Kyither Min 2K]

I think we will have to know common ligands such as ammine, chloro, and cyano.

[Simran Athwal-Dis 3A]

When does the roman numeral come into play, basically how do you determine what roman numeral to place on a compound?

[Julia Lee]

When does the roman numeral come into play, basically how do you determine what roman numeral to place on a compound?

The roman numeral is used to state the oxidation state of the transition metal. It can be figured out by using all the other charges in the coordination compound since you know the total charge for a coordination compound has to be neutral (=0)

[Madelyn Romberg 1H]

I believe we will need to be able to remember them; he stated during lecture that we can find the common ligands in the textbook, which makes it seem like we should be familiar with them.

[mayra martinez 1D]

Adding on to the roman numeral question, the roman numeral indicates the charge of the transition metal cation and its used in situations where there are multiple oxidation states that the metal can form and so it helps distinguish the state of the metal. You can generally find it by looking at the coordination compound.

[Karla_Ocampo 4E]

Hi! I dont think we need to memorize all of them but we do need to be familiar with the common ligands.

[Simran Athwal-Dis 3A]

The roman numeral is used to state the oxidation state of the transition metal. It can be figured out by using all the other charges in the coordination compound since you know the total charge for a coordination compound has to be neutral (=0)

Thank you so much!

[Simran Athwal-Dis 3A]

Adding on to the roman numeral question, the roman numeral indicates the charge of the transition metal cation and its used in situations where there are multiple oxidation states that the metal can form and so it helps distinguish the state of the metal. You can generally find it by looking at the coordination compound.

Thank you so much!