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Ch.21 - Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry

Chapter 21, Problem 21.131a

Nickel(II) complexes with the formula NiX2L2, where X is Cl or N-bonded NCS and L is the monodentate triphenylphosphine ligand P(C6H5)3, can be square planar or tetrahedral.

(a) Draw crystal field energy-level diagrams for a square planar and a tetrahedral nickel(II) complex, and show the population of the orbitals.

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