The Importance of Non-Bonds in Coordination Compounds

Michael Laing
School of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (10), p 1400
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1400
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2001
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Abstract

The reactivity and stereochemistry of coordination compounds is not solely due to the atoms bonded to the metal but is often controlled by intermolecular nonbonded repulsions between parts of the ligands that are remote from the metal center and not directly bonded to it. These "non-bonds" can lead to inertness by blocking a reaction pathway or to decomposition to relieve compression, and can dictate the stereochemistry of the compound both in solution and in the solid state.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Subject):

Noncovalent Interactions
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