Trigonal bipyramidal crystal field, splitting

Fig. 20-8. The splitting pattern of the d orbitals in a trigonal-bipyramidal crystal field.

The crystal field splitting diagram for a trigonal bipyramidal crystal field is shown below. From the information given, quantitatively determine the position of the barycenter (indicated qualitatively as a dotted line). 

Fig. l.i. Crystal field splitting diagrams for (a) octahedral MLh, (b) tetrahedral ML4, (c) square planar ML4, (d) square pyramidal MLS and (e) trigonal bipyramidal ML5. 

Develop a crystal field splitting diagram for the d orbitals of the metal in a trigonal bipyramidal complex [ML-] showing, qualitatively, how the energies of each of the d orbitals change. 

Crystal field splitting pattern for trigonal bipyramidal (left) and square pyramidal (right) ML5 complexes. 

Qualitatively draw the crystal field splitting for a trigonal bipyramidal complex ion. (Let the z axis be perpendicular to the trigonal plane.)... 

Draw qualitative diagrams for the crystal-field splittings in (a) a linear complex ion ML2, (b) a trigonal-planar complexionMI, and(c) atrigonal-bipyramidal complex ion ML5. 

How will the d orbitals split in a trigonal bipyramidal environment Using a crystal field (pure point charge) model, determine what the relative energies of the orbitals will be. 

Figure 27 (a) The splitting of the one-electron energy levels of the copper(II) ion in crystal fields of axial and rhombic symmetry (b) The splitting of the one-electron energy levels of the copper(II) ion in crystal fields of tetrahedral, cu-distorted octahedral, trigonal octahedral and trigonal bipyramidal symmetry... 

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