Concept Review Questions Chapter 9

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Concept Review Questions

Section 1

1. When in general does a chemical reaction occur?

2. What is meant by an inert and a labile complex?

3. For which d electron configuration would you expect inert complexes?

4. How does the leaving group effect influence the inertness of a coordination compound?

5. With which concept can the stability of coordination compounds be estimated?

6. What is the linear free energy relationship? Explain its origins qualitatively.

7. Explain why the constant of formation for multi-ligand complexes decreases with the addition of additional ligands? Under which circumstances are there exceptions?

8. What is the “thermodynamic chelate effect”?

9. What is the “kinetic chelate effect”?

10. What is meant by an “intimate” and a “stoichiometric” mechanism respectively?

11. What is the difference between a transition state and an intermediate?

12. What is the difference between an associate mechanism A and an interchange mechanism I_a?

13. What is the difference between a dissociative mechanism D and an interchange mechanism I_d?

14. How can one experimentally distinguish between an associative and a dissociative mechanism?

15. Which factors favor associative mechanisms and dissociative mechanisms respectively?

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