(a) The electronic absorption spectrum of [Ni(DMSO) 6 ] 2+ (DMSO=Me 2 SO) exhibits three absorptions at...

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(a) The electronic absorption spectrum of [Ni(DMSO)6]2+ (DMSO=Me2SO) exhibits three absorptions at 7728, 12970 and 24 038 cm−1. Assign these absorptions.

(b) CuF2 has a distorted rutile structure (four Cu—F = 193 pm and two Cu—F = 227 pm per Cu centre); [CuF6]2− and [NiF6]3− are distorted octahedral ions. Explain the origins of these distortions.

(c) Dissolution of vanadium metal in aqueous HBr leads to a complex ‘VBr3·6H2O’. X-ray diffraction data reveal that the compound contains a complex cation containing a centre of symmetry. Suggest a formulation for the compound, and a structure for the cation.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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