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JEE Main 202229 JulyEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
29 July
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Coordination Compounds

JEE Main 2022 · 29 July · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

Octahedral complexes of copper (II) undergo structural distortion...

Octahedral complexes of copper (II)\left(II\right) undergo structural distortion (Jahn-Teller). Which one of the given copper (II)\left(II\right) complexes will show the maximum structural distortion?
(en-ethylenediamine; H2N−CH2−CH2−NH2{H}_{2}N - {CH}_{2} - {CH}_{2} - {NH}_{2})

Options

  1. A\left[Cu{\left({H}_{2}O\right)}_{6}\right]{SO}_{4}
  2. B\left[Cu\left(en\right){\left({H}_{2}O\right)}_{4}\right]{SO}_{4}
  3. Ccis-$\left[Cu{\left(en\right)}_{2}{Cl}_{2}\right]
  4. Dtrans-$\left[Cu{\left(en\right)}_{2}{Cl}_{2}\right]

Correct answer

A. \left[Cu{\left({H}_{2}O\right)}_{6}\right]{SO}_{4}

Step-by-step solution

According to John teller any nonlinear molecular system in a degenerate electronic state will be unstable and will undergo some kind of distortion which will lower its symmetry and energy and split the degenerate state. In case of octahedral d9 configuration, the last electron may occupy either dz2 or dx2−y2{dx}^{2} - {y}^{2}orbitals of eg set. If it occupies dz2 orbital most of the electron density will be concentrated between the metal and the two ligands on the z axis. Thus there will be greater electrostatic repulsion associated with these ligands than with the other four on xy plane. The Jahn Teller effect is mostly observed in octahedral environments. The considerable distortions are usually observed in high spin d4, low spin d7 and d9 configuration

There is unsymmetrical filling of eg{e}_{g} subset of Cu+2{Cu}^{+ 2} ion, while there is symmetrical distribution in t2g{t}_{2g} set, if the complex has same ligand there will be equal repulsion which leads to symmetrical bond length along t2g{t}_{2g}, but due to uneven filling of electron in eg{e}_{g} subset, either octahedral will be elongated or compressed.

Hence,\left[Cu{\left({H}_{2}O\right)}_{6}\right]{SO}_{4}maximum structural distortion

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