Inorganic & Coordination Chemistry
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Inorganic & Coordination Chemistry
Sandwich Compound
An organometallic compound in which a metal atom is held between two parallel planar cyclic ligands.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistrySecondary Valence
In Werner's theory, the non-ionisable valence corresponding to the coordination number, satisfied by ligands in fixed spatial positions.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistrySlag
The molten by-product formed when a flux combines with the gangue during smelting.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistrySpectrochemical Series
A ranking of ligands by the magnitude of the crystal field splitting they produce.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistrySquare Planar Complex
A four-coordinate complex in which the ligands occupy the corners of a square around the metal.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryStability of Complexes
The thermodynamic tendency of a complex to persist rather than dissociate into metal ion and free ligands.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryStrong Field Ligand
A ligand that produces a large crystal field splitting, favouring electron pairing over occupation of upper orbitals.