Ethylenediamine complexes, absorption spectra

Another attempted synthesis of Tc(III)-EDTA and Tc(III)-HEDTA complexes (EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid HEDTA A -(2-hydroxy-methyl)ethylenediamine-N,AT, iV -triacetic acid) was carried out using [Tc(tu)6]3+ as the starting complex [40]. Technetium-EDTA complexes have been synthesized by the direct reduction of pertechnetate with a suitable reduc-tant in the presence of excess EDTA [41-43]. On addition of EDTA to the Tc(tu) + solution, the intensity of the absorption spectrum decreased with time and the solution color changed from reddish orange to light brown. An electrophoretic analysis for the Tc(III)-EDTA complex showed that more than 70%... 

To 27.5 g. (0.1 mole) of crude (carbonato)bis(ethylenediamine)-cobalt(III) chloride is added 200 ml. of 1.00 N hydrochloric acid. The carbonato complex is dissolved with evolution of carbon dioxide gas and formation of a red solution consisting primarily of the corresponding cw-diaqua species. The solution is evaporated in the steam bath until an almost dry paste has been formed. The purple residue is filtered and washed with three 20-ml. portions of ice-cold water. Drying in air yields 19.5 g. of purple crystals of cu-dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride. The mother liquor and the washings are again evaporated almost to dryness to yield a second crop of crystals, 5.9 g. The total yield is 25.4 g. (84% based on (carbonato)bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride). The analysis and the visible absorption spectrum of the two fractions are identical. Anal. Calcd. for [Co(en)2Cl2 ] C1 H20 Co, 19.42 N, 18.46 C, 15.82 Cl, 35.05 H, 5.98. Found Co, 19.50 N, 18.57 C, 15.77 C1, 35.15 H, 6.01. 

As the ligand changes from H2O to NH3 to ethylenediamine the spectrochemical series tells us that the crystal field. A, exerted by the six ligands should increase. When there is more than one electron in the d orbitals, interactions between the electrons make the absorption spectra more compHcated than the spectrum shown for [Ti(H20)6] in Figure 23.26, which complicates the task of relating changes in A with color. With d ions like Ni three peaks are observed in the absorption spectra. Fortunately, for complexes... 

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