Coordination Compounds

We live in a colourful world. When everything around you is so vividly coloured, it’s hard to miss your neon-yellow clothing against the blue sky. Have you ever wondered how some of the clothes and materials we buy achieve such brilliant colours? Azo dyes, a class of organic molecules, play a vital part in helping […]

The diazonium salts (di denotes ‘two,’ azo denotes ‘nitrogen,’ and ium denotes that it is cationic in nature) or diazonium compounds are cationic salts (di denotes ‘two,’ azo denotes ‘nitrogen,’ and ium denotes that it is cationic in nature). R is an alkyl or aryl group, and X is an organic or inorganic anion (for

The diazonium salts stands for “di” means two, “azo” means nitrogen, ”ium” means cation or diazonium compounds,  are the class of organic compounds with general formula R−N2+X− where X is an organic or inorganic anion (for example, Cl–, Br–, BF4–, etc.) and R is an alkyl or aryl group. Hence, it has two nitrogen atoms with

All compounds containing the monovalent CN combining group are called cyanides. The cyanide group can be found as a negatively charged cyanide ion in inorganic cyanides such as sodium cyanide (NaCN). It is believed that the chemicals, known as hydrocyanic acid salts, are extremely hazardous. Nitriles, which include organic cyanides, are commonly referred to as

Cuprous sulphate  or cupric sulphate are two chemical compounds that might be referred to as copper sulphate (CuSO4). The preferred chemical described by the phrase ‘copper sulphate’ is, however, the latter. Copper(II) sulphate is the scientific term for CuSO4, although it’s also known as blue vitriol, Roman vitriol, copper vitriol, and bluestone. Copper sulphate is

A coupling reaction in organic chemistry is a general term for a variety of reactions where two hydrocarbon fragments are coupled with the aid of a metal catalyst. In one important reaction type, a main group organometallic compound of the type R-M, where R is an organic fragment, M is the main group center reacts

The chemical formula of copper chloride is CuCl2. Copper dichloride is an ionic, inorganic salt. It represents a yellowish-brown crystalline structure at room temperature in anhydrous form and blue-green when hydrated. The salt, therefore, is generally found in the hydrated form. Copper chloride has a wide range of uses in our day-to-day life. The compound

Introduction Transitional elements/metals (mainly the d-block elements) give birth to a vast number of complex compounds in which the metal atoms are coupled to numerous anions (negatively charged ions) or neutral molecules. The coordination number is one of the most basic notions in Coordination Compound. Coordination Numbers  The coordination number (CN) of a metal ion/atom

Coordination compounds refers to chemical compounds, consisting of an assemblage of anions or neutral molecules that are bound together to a central atom through coordinate covalent bonds. These compounds are also known as coordination complexes  and the molecules that are bound to the central atom are known as ligands or complexing agents. Generally these compounds

Coordination compounds are composed of an array of anions or neutral molecules covalently linked to a central atom. Coordination compounds are also known as coordination complexes. Ligands, also known as complexing agents, are atoms or molecules that interact covalently with the central atom in a coordination compound. Applications of Coordination Compounds Metal complexes are Coordination