Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

Examenvragen

What is the mechanism of sensitized lanthanide luminescence? Use a scheme to illustrate this mechanism.
Xenon fluoride reactions
- a) Discuss the synthesis and reactivity of xenon fluorides.
- b) Why is it easier to prepare xenon compounds than argon compounds?
Octahedral crystal field
- a) How do p-orbitals and d-orbitals split in an octahedral crystal field?
- b) Determine the ligand field stabilization energy LFSE for the following octahedral metal complexes (a) d3 (b) high-spin d5 (c) high-spin d6 (d) low-spin d6 (e) d9
Describe the hysteresis loop of a ferromagnetic material.
How do polarizing power and polarizability of ions influence partial covalent bond formation of ionic compounds? What different stages can be observed between a purely ionic bond and a purely covalent bond?

What is the mechanism of sensitized lanthanide luminescence? Use a scheme to illustrate this mechanism.
Xenon fluoride reactions
- a) Discuss the synthesis and reactivity of xenon fluorides.
- b) Why is it easier to prepare xenon compounds than argon compounds?
Determine the ligand field stabilization energy LFSE for the following octahedral metal complexes (a) d3 (b) high-spin d5 (c) high-spin d6 (d) low-spin d6 (e) d9
Give 5 examples that illustrate the anomalous chemical behavior of lithium compared to the other alkali metals.
What are the main later developments of the periodic system after Mendeleev’s contributions in 1869–1870?

Periodiek systeem
- a) Periodic trends in MV, density, IE en electronegativiteit
- b) Bespreek La vs Lu in IIIb
Lanthanide-contractie
- a)Trend in ion en atoomradius van lanthaniden
- b) Waarom 4d en 5d metalen gelijkaardige eigenschappen hebben
Solvents
- a) Manieren om non-aqueous solvent op te delen (protisch vs aprotisch - donor vs acceptor)
- b) wat zijn donor- en acceptor solvents?
- c) Hoe geeft men donorsterkte kwantitatief weer?
d-blok metalen
- a) Jahn Teller-effect
- b) Waarom d3 en d8 uitgesproken octahedrisch zijn
CT
- a) Wat zijn charge transfer bands?
- b) Vergelijk LMCT en MLCT
- c) welke d-metaal-complexen vertonen CT-bands?
- d) Hoe kan je CT-bands waarnemen?
- e) Welke lanthaniden vertonen CT en waarom?