Name: crystal field splitting in non-octahedral shapes
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Kristalveldtheorie kan worden gebruikt om tetraëdrische en vierkante vlakke overgangsmetaalcomplexen te modelleren op een analoge manier als de toepassing van deze theorie in octaëdrische complexen. Om bijvoorbeeld het tetraëdrische tetrachloronikkelaat(II)ion te modelleren, wordt elke chlorideligand vervangen door een negatieve puntlading, wat resulteert in een tetraëdrisch kristalveld. Door de invloed van dit veld zijn de dxy-dyz-en dxz-orbitalen hoger in energie dan de dx²-y²-en dz²-orbitalen.Dit wordt toegeschreven aan de sterkere interactie tussen het tetraëdrische kristalveld en de dxy-dyz-en dxz-orbitalen. De orbitalen met hogere energie bezitten t₂-symmetrie en worden de t₂-reeks genoemd, terwijl de orbitalen met lagere energie e-symmetrie hebben en de e-reeks vormen. In vergelijking met de splitsing van de d-orbitalen in octaëdrische complexen, zijn de relatieve energieën van de orbitalen in tetraëdrische complexen omgekeerd en is de splitsingsenergie van het kristalveld, of Δtet, lager.In vierkante vlakke complexen zoals het tetracyanonickelaat(II)ion, liggen alle liganden in het xy-vlak. Hier wordt een vierkant vlak kristalveld verkregen door de cyanideliganden te vervangen door negatieve puntladingen. Onder invloed van dit veld worden de d-orbitalen van het metaalion opgesplitst in vier verschillende energieniveaus.Hier is de dx²-y²-orbitaal de hoogste energie-orbitaal en heeft lobben die direct naar de ligandladingen wijzen. De dxy-orbitaal is de volgende in energie met lobben die in hetzelfde vlak liggen als de ligandladingen. De dz²-orbitaal is nog lager in energie, toegeschreven aan een kleine overlap tussen de dz²-orbitaal en het kristalveld in het xy-vlak.De orbitalen met de laagste energie, dxz en dyz, hebben een relatief minimale interactie met het kristalveld. De kristalveldsplitsingsenergie in vierkante vlakke complexen, of Δsp, wordt gedefinieerd als het energieverschil tussen de orbitaal met de hoogste energie, dx² y², en de orbitalen met de laagste energie, dyz en dxz. Ervan uitgaande dat alle complexen hetzelfde metaalion en dezelfde ligandmoleculen hebben, is de verhouding Δtet, Δsp en Δoct 0, 44:1, 7:1.

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Crystal Field Theory - Tetrahedral and Square Planar Complexes

Tetraëdrische complexen Kristalveldtheorie (CFT) is toepasbaar op moleculen in andere dan octaëdrische geometrieën. In octaëdrische complexen wijzen de lobben van de dx2−y2 en dz2 orbitalen rechtstreeks naar de liganden. Voor tetraëdrische complexen blijven de d orbitalen op hun plaats, maar met slechts vier liganden tussen de assen. Geen van de orbitalen wijst rechtstreeks naar de tetraëdrische liganden. De dx2−y2 en dz2 orbitalen (langs de cartesiaanse assen) overlappen echter minder met de liganden dan de dxy, dxz, en dyz orbitalen. Naar analogie met het octaëdrische geval kan het energiediagram voor de d orbitalen in een tetraëdrische kristalveld worden voorspeld, zoals weergegeven in figuur 1. Om verwarring te voorkomen wordt de octaëdrische eg set een tetraëdrische e set, en de octaëdrische t2g set wordt een t2 set. <img alt="Image1" src="/files/ftp_upload/11462/11462_Image_1.png" style="text-align: center; height: 350px;"> Figuur 1. Splitsing van de d-orbitalen van het metaalion onder octaëdrische en tetraëdrische kristalvelden. In vergelijking met het octaëdrische kristalveld is het splitsingspatroon in het tetraëdrische kristalveld omgekeerd. De kristalveldsplitsende energie van het octaëdrische complex, of Δoct, is groter dan de kristalveldsplitsende energie van het tetraëdrische complex, Δtet . Omdat CFT gebaseerd is op elektrostatische afstoting, zullen de orbitalen die zich dichter bij de liganden bevinden, worden gedestabiliseerd en in energie toenemen ten opzichte van de andere reeks orbitalen. De splitsing is minder dan bij octaëdrische complexen omdat de overlap kleiner is, dus de splitsingsenergie van het kristalveld, of Δtet, is meestal klein. Vierkante vlakke complexen De andere veel voorkomende geometrie is vierkant vlak. Het is mogelijk om een vierkante vlakke geometrie te beschouwen als een octaëdrische structuur waaruit een paar trans liganden zijn verwijderd. Er wordt aangenomen dat de verwijderde liganden zich op de z-as bevinden. Dit verandert de verdeling van de d orbitalen, aangezien orbitalen op of nabij de z-as stabieler worden, en die op of nabij de x- of y-assen minder stabiel worden. Dit resulteert in het splitsen van de octaëdrische t2g en de eg sets en geeft een ingewikkelder splitsingspatroon (Figuur 2). <img alt="Image2" src="/files/ftp_upload/11462/11462_Image_2.png" style="text-align: center; height: 350px;"> Figuur 2. Splitsing van de t2g set en de eg set van orbitalen in een vierkant vlak kristalveld. De kristalveldsplitsingsenergie van vierkante vlakke complexen, of Δsp, is groter dan Δoct.

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Crystal field theory also explains d orbital splitting in tetrahedral and square planar complexes. These shapes do not follow the same pattern as an octahedral complex, so the d orbitals respond to ligand placement in different ways.

In tetrahedral complexes, the four ligands sit between the axes. None of the d orbitals points directly at the ligands, but the d x2−y2 and d z2 orbitals lie along the Cartesian axes and overlap less with the ligands than the d xy, d xz, and d yz orbitals. The d orbital energy diagram is therefore split in the opposite way from the octahedral case. The octahedral e g set becomes a tetrahedral e set, and the octahedral t 2 g set becomes a t 2 set. The splitting energy, called Δ tet, is usually small because the overlap is less than in octahedral complexes.

Square planar complexes can be viewed as octahedral structures with a pair of trans ligands removed. The removed ligands are assumed to be on the z-axis. This changes d orbital stability. Orbitals on or near the z-axis become more stable, while orbitals on or near the x- or y-axes become less stable. The octahedral t 2 g and e g sets split into a more complex pattern, and the crystal field splitting energy, Δ sp, is larger than Δ oct.

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