Reactivity in Chemistry
Ligand Binding
in Coordination Complexes and Organometallic Compounds
with problems contributed by Kate Graham and Brian Johnson
CC1. Introduction to Metal-Ligand Binding
CC2. How Tightly Do Ligands Bind?
CC3. Electron Counting in Transition Metal Complexes
CC5. Pi Coordination: Donation from Alkenes
CC6. Hapticity
CC7. Hard-Soft Acid & Base Concepts
CC8. Ligand Field Theory
CC9. Ligand Field Stabilisation Energy
CC10. Spectrochemical Series
CC11. Ligand Field and Lability
CC12. Jahn-Teller Distortion
CC13. Multiple Bonds in Coordination Compounds
CC14. Solutions to Selected Problems, CC1-CC6.
CC15. Solution to Selected Problems, CC7-CC13.
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Structure & Reactivity in Organic, Biological and Inorganic Chemistry by
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