Inorganic & Coordination Chemistry
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Hydrate Isomerism
Isomerism arising from water molecules occupying either the coordination sphere or lattice positions outside it.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryInterstitial Compound
A compound formed when small atoms occupy the spaces between metal atoms in a lattice.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryIonisation Isomerism
Isomerism arising when an anion inside the coordination sphere exchanges places with the counter ion outside it.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryIsomerism in Coordination Compounds
The existence of complexes with the same formula but different structures or spatial arrangements.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryIUPAC Nomenclature of Complexes
The systematic rules for naming coordination compounds unambiguously.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryJahn–Teller Distortion
The geometric distortion of a complex that removes an electronic degeneracy and lowers its overall energy.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryLabile and Inert Complexes
The kinetic classification of complexes according to how rapidly they exchange their ligands.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryLeaching
The selective dissolution of a metal or its compound from an ore using a suitable chemical reagent.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryLigand
An ion or molecule that donates one or more electron pairs to a central metal atom.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryLigand Field Theory
The refined bonding model that combines crystal field theory with molecular orbital treatment of metal–ligand covalency.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryLinkage Isomerism
Isomerism arising when an ambidentate ligand bonds to the metal through different donor atoms.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryLow Spin Complex
A complex in which electrons pair in the lower d orbitals rather than occupying the upper set.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryMagnetic Moment of Complexes
The magnetic behaviour of a complex, determined by the number of unpaired electrons it contains.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryMetal Carbonyl
A coordination compound in which carbon monoxide molecules are bonded to a metal centre.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryMetallurgy
The science and technology of extracting metals from their ores and preparing them for use.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryMineral
A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered crystal structure.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryMonodentate Ligand
A ligand that binds to the central metal through a single donor atom.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryOctahedral Splitting
The division of the five d orbitals into a lower t₂g set of three and an upper e_g set of two under an octahedral ligand field.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryOptical Isomerism in Complexes
The existence of non-superimposable mirror-image forms of a coordination compound.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryOre
A naturally occurring mineral deposit from which a metal can be extracted profitably.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryOrganometallic Compound
A compound containing at least one direct bond between a metal and a carbon atom.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryPolydentate Ligand
A ligand that binds to a single metal centre through three or more donor atoms.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistryPrimary Valence
In Werner's theory, the ionisable valence of a metal, equal to its oxidation state and satisfied by negative ions.
Inorganic & Coordination ChemistrySandwich Compound
An organometallic compound in which a metal atom is held between two parallel planar cyclic ligands.