Which of the following complexes exhibits the highest paramagnetic behaviour? where gly = glycine, en = ethylenediamine and bpy = bipyridyl moieties (At no: , , , )
Paramagnetic behaviour depends on the number of unpaired electrons (). (A) In , assuming gly is the glycinato ligand (charge ) and is hydroxo (charge ), V is in the oxidation state (). Thus, it has a configuration (). (B) In , Fe is in the oxidation state with a configuration. Since en, bpy, and are strong field ligands, the complex is low-spin () with (diamagnetic). (C) In (intended as to account for the stable state of Co), Co has a configuration. Because and act as weak field O-donor ligands in this context, it forms a high-spin complex with unpaired electrons. (D) In , Ti is in the oxidation state with a configuration (). Since the cobalt complex has the maximum number of unpaired electrons (), it exhibits the highest paramagnetic behaviour.
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