Learning Objectives
- Appreciate the postulates of Werner's theory of coordination compounds.
- Understand the meaning of the terms: coordination entity, central atom/ion, ligand, coordination number, coordination sphere, coordination polyhedron, oxidation number, homoleptic, and heteroleptic.
- Learn the rules of nomenclature of coordination compounds.
- Write the formulas and names of mononuclear coordination compounds.
- Define different types of isomerism in coordination compounds.
- Understand the nature of bonding in coordination compounds in terms of Valence Bond and Crystal Field theories.
- Appreciate the importance and applications of coordination compounds in daily life.