A coordination complex is a chemical compound consisting of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the coordination centre, and...

construction Coordination complex, consisting of a central atom or ion and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions Coordination number or ligancy...

commonly applied to coordination complexes. The most common coordination number for d-block transition metal complexes is 6. The coordination number does not...

A cyclopentadienyl complex is a coordination complex of a metal and cyclopentadienyl groups (C 5H− 5, abbreviated as Cp−). Cyclopentadienyl ligands almost...

second coordination sphere is of interest in computational chemistry. The second coordination sphere can consist of ions (especially in charged complexes),...

of coordination compounds. Octahedral transition-metal complexes containing amines and simple anions are often referred to as Werner-type complexes. When...

Pre-Bötzinger complex, a cluster of interneurons in the ventral respiratory group of the medulla of the brainstem Coordination complex, a central atom...

Coordination isomerism is a form of structural isomerism in which the composition of the coordination complex ion varies. In a coordination isomer the...

tetrachloridocuprate(II) or tetrachlorocuprate(II) ([CuCl4]2−), an anionic coordination complex that features a copper atom in an oxidation state of +2, surrounded...

bonds; intermetallic compounds are held together by metallic bonds; coordination complexes are held together by coordinate covalent bonds. Non-stoichiometric...

whose repeat units are coordination complexes. Coordination polymers contain the subclass coordination networks that are coordination compounds extending...

sorbed onto the surface of sodium amide and the sodium cation forms a coordination complex. This increases the δ+ on the α-carbon atom, thus 1,2-addition of...

reduction reaction were based on cobalt phthalocyanines. Many related coordination complexes have been tested. as the oxygen reduction reaction catalyst and...

Chloropentamminecobalt chloride is the dichloride salt of the coordination complex [Co(NH3)5Cl]2+. It is a red-violet, diamagnetic, water-soluble salt...

Np(III) coordination complexes, such as Np 2(C 2O 4) 3·11H2O, Np 2(C 6H 5AsO 3) 3·H2O, and Np 2[C 6H 4(OH)COO] 3. Many neptunium(IV) coordination compounds...

Wilkinson's catalyst (chlorido­tris(triphenylphosphene)­rhodium(I)) is a coordination complex of rhodium with the formula [RhCl(PPh3)3], where 'Ph' denotes a phenyl...

chemistry, metal aquo complexes are coordination compounds containing metal ions with only water as a ligand. These complexes are the predominant species...

is the chloride salt of the coordination complex [Co(en)3]3+. This trication was important in the history of coordination chemistry because of its stability...

Ferric acetate is the acetate salt of the coordination complex [Fe3O(OAc)6(H2O)3]+ (OAc− is CH3CO2−). Commonly the salt is known as "basic iron acetate"...

coordinatively unsaturated complex has fewer than 18 valence electrons and thus is susceptible to oxidative addition or coordination of an additional ligand...

used to set (i.e., bind) dyes on fabrics. It does this by forming a coordination complex with the dye, which then attaches to the fabric (or tissue). It may...

A metal-phosphine complex is a coordination complex containing one or more phosphine ligands. Almost always, the phosphine is an organophosphine of the...

In coordination chemistry, a ligand is an ion or molecule with a functional group that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex. The...

is soluble in water. It is the monochloride salt of the cationic coordination complex [CoCl2(en)2]+. One chloride ion in this salt readily undergoes ion...

Nickel bis(dimethylglyoximate) is the coordination complex with the formula Ni[ONC(CH3)C(CH3)NOH]2. The compound is a bright red solid. It achieved prominence...

connected by a triple bond. It is the simplest carbon oxide. In coordination complexes, the carbon monoxide ligand is called carbonyl. It is a key ingredient...

A transition metal alkoxide complex is a kind of coordination complex containing one or more alkoxide ligands, written as RO−, where R is the organic...

Ferric EDTA is the coordination complex formed from ferric ions and EDTA. EDTA has a high affinity for ferric ions. It gives yellowish aqueous solutions...

trans isomers occur both in organic molecules and in inorganic coordination complexes. Cis and trans descriptors are not used for cases of conformational...

A metal salen complex is a coordination compound between a metal cation and a ligand derived from N,N′-bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine, commonly called...