• The covalent bond classification (CBC) method, also referred to as LXZ notation, is a way of describing covalent compounds such as organometallic complexes...
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  • coordinate covalent bond, also known as a dative bond, dipolar bond, or coordinate bond is a kind of two-center, two-electron covalent bond in which the...
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    A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared...
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  • Thumbnail for Transition metal imidazole complex
    It is classified as an L ligand in the Covalent bond classification method. In the usual electron counting method, it is a two-electron ligand. Imidazole...
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    ionic compounds. It is one of the main types of bonding, along with covalent bonding and metallic bonding. Ions are atoms (or groups of atoms) with an electrostatic...
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  • the metal. Based on the covalent bond classification method (from where LBN is derived), the equation for determining ligand bond number is as follows:...
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    usually applied to covalent bonds, that is, bonds where the polarity is not complete. To determine the polarity of a covalent bond using numerical means...
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    In chemistry, a hydrogen bond (H-bond) is a specific type of molecular interaction that exhibits partial covalent character and cannot be described as...
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    pairs form a crystal structure with metallic bonding between them. Another example of a metal–metal covalent bond is the mercurous ion (Hg2+ 2). As chemistry...
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  • the transition metal); termed a "Z-type" ligand in Green's covalent bond classification method. The caveat originates from the simplifying use of electronegativity...
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  • Thumbnail for Transition metal pyridine complexes
    Pyridine is classified as L ligand in the covalent bond classification method. In the usual electron counting method, it is a two-electron ligand. With respect...
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    letter kappa, κ. Chelating κ2-acetate is an example. The covalent bond classification method identifies three classes of ligands, X,L, and Z; which are...
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  • Electronegativity (category Chemical bonding)
    estimate the bond energy, and the sign and magnitude of a bond's chemical polarity, which characterizes a bond along the continuous scale from covalent to ionic...
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  • Thumbnail for Transition metal nitrile complexes
    ligands in these complexes are often labile. According to the Covalent bond classification method, nitriles are classified as L ligands, i.e., charge-neutral...
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    bidentate. Unidentate nitrate is classified as X ligand in the Covalent bond classification method. With respect to HSAB theory, it is classified as hard. When...
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  • O bidentate amino carboxylates are "L-X" ligands in the Covalent bond classification method. With respect to HSAB theory, N,O bidentate amino carboxylate...
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  • Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) are a type of polymer material that closely resemble thermosetting polymers (thermosets). However, they are distinguished...
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  • Thumbnail for Transition metal isocyanide complexes
    complexes are used in medical imaging. According to the Covalent bond classification method, isocyanides are classified as L ligands, i.e., charge-neutral...
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  • Hydroxide is classified as an X ligand in the Covalent bond classification method. In the usual electron counting method, it is a one-electron ligand when terminal...
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    Ligand (category Chemical bonding)
    chemistry, ligands are classified according to the "CBC Method" for Covalent Bond Classification, as popularized by M. L. H. Green and "is based on the...
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  • C. Gibson. Green developed the covalent bond classification (CBC) method in 1995 to describe the ligands and bonding in coordination and organometallic...
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  • Thumbnail for Transition metal thiolate complex
    Thiolate is classified as an X ligand in the Covalent bond classification method. In the usual electron counting method, it is a one-electron ligand when terminal...
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    are classified as L-X ligands in the Covalent bond classification method. In the usual electron counting method, they are three-electron ligands. With...
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    viewed as simply somewhere along a continuum between idealized covalent bonding and ionic bonding. Lewis acids are diverse and the term is used loosely. Simplest...
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    Ammonia is classified as an L ligand in the Covalent bond classification method. In the usual electron counting method, it is a two-electron ligand. Ammonia...
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    thus forms a covalent H2 molecule, and boron forms a giant covalent structure based on icosahedral B12 clusters. In a metal, the bonding and antibonding...
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  • site of amides. Amides are thus L ligands according to the covalent bond classification method, i.e. charge-neutral 2e donors. With respect to HSAB theory...
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  • Thumbnail for Transition metal vinylidene complex
    synthetic organic and organometallic contexts. According to the covalent bond classification method, vinylidenes are neutral L-type ligands donating two electrons...
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  • The simplest alkenyl ligand is vinyl. According to the covalent bond classification method, a terminal alkenyl is an anionic X-type ligand. Some alkenyl...
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    that are classified as L-X ligand in the Covalent bond classification method. In the usual electron counting method, they are three-electron ligands. With...
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