Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:

• define complex, ligand and coordinate bond
• recognize that hydrolysis of metal ions in aqueous solutions gives rise to acidic solutions
• recognize chelate ligands, their donor atoms and the stability of their complexes
• name coordination complexes and compounds using IUPAC nomenclature
• identify isomers including structural isomerism, geometrical and optical isomerism for tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral complexes
• write down the form of the stability constant, K_stab, for a complex
• recognize how the formation of stable complexes can increase the apparent solubility of salts

• Section 13.3 (in [main text] Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry, 3^rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley)
  [fundamentals focused alternative] Blackman, Bridgeman, Lawrie, Southam, Thompson and Williamson, Chemistry: Core Concepts, 2015 (John Wiley) )

• Lewis concept of acids and bases (in ChemWiki)
• Coordination chemistry (in ChemWiki)

Complexes - Self Learning Questions Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Colours of transition metal complexes Description: Origin of the beautiful colours of complex ions Contributed by Adam Bridgeman