Advanced Higher Chemistry 10 Transition Metal Complexes Intro
Channel: Andrew Hay
Date: 2020-06-07

We look at the combination of organic molecules and transition metal ions called "complexes". Some language and definitions for the terms connected to complexes, their typical shapes and some example formulas [SQA p60 Scholar p59-63] **edit 8:23 & 8:28 "octahedral", not "tetrahedral", sorry!**

Blood, photosynthesis and how to clean your shower with little effort, all courtesy of transition metal complexes.
0:00 Intro and recap
0:57 What's a complex?
1:30 Three examples
1:48 Vocab 1 ligand
2:28 Know your ligands
4:00 Neutral ligand bonding
6:24 Vocab 2 dentate
8:05 Complex structure with bidentate
10:28 True pic for dissolved metal ions
11:47 Hexadenate example
12:39 Vocab 3 coordination number
13:50 Throwing shapes on the dance floor
14:37 Constructing formula of complexes
15:18 Your [ key finally gets used
17:52 Deja vu from 1:30
19:12 Why are some TMs so toxic?
19:40 Showershine anti toxin