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Bridging ligand — A bridging ligand is an atom or a polyatomic entity that connects two or more metal centres in a complex. [GoldBookRef|title=bridging ligand|url=http://goldbook.iupac.org/B00741.html] In naming a complex that includes a bridging ligand, the… … Wikipedia
Ligand — This article is about ligands in inorganic chemistry. For ligands in biochemistry, see Ligand (biochemistry). For other uses, see Ligand (disambiguation). Cobalt complex [HCo(CO)4] with five ligands In coordination chemistry, a ligand is an ion… … Wikipedia
Oxo ligand — In coordination chemistry, an oxo ligand is an oxygen atom bound only to one or more metal centers. These ligands can exist as terminal or (most commonly) as bridging atom (Fig. 1). Oxo ligands stabilize high oxidation states of a metal.[1] Fig.… … Wikipedia
IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry 2005 — The IUPAC Recommendations 2005, Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry replaces their previous recommendations Nomenclatureof Inorganic Chemistry, IUPAC Recommendations 1990 (Red Book I) , and where appropriate (sic) Nomenclature of Inorganic… … Wikipedia
coordination compound — Chem. complex (def. 10). Also called coordination complex. * * * ▪ chemistry Introduction any of a class of substances with chemical structures in which a central metal atom is surrounded by nonmetal atoms or groups of atoms, called ligands… … Universalium
Transition metal dinitrogen complex — Structure of [Ru(NH3)5(N2)]2+ … Wikipedia
Hydroxide — Lewis structure of the hydroxide ion showing three lone pairs on the oxygen atom … Wikipedia
Inner sphere electron transfer — Inner sphere or bonded electron transfer[1] proceeds via a covalent linkage between the two redox partners, the oxidant and the reductant. In Inner Sphere (IS) electron transfer (ET), a ligand bridges the two metal redox centers during the… … Wikipedia
Metal nitrosyl complex — Metal nitrosyl complexes are complexes that contain nitric oxide, NO, bonded to a transition metal.[1] Many kinds of nitrosyl complexes are known, which vary both in structure and coligand. Contents 1 Bonding and structure 1.1 Linear vs bent… … Wikipedia
Dinitrogen complex — A dinitrogen complex is a coordination compound that contains the dinitrogen ligand, N2. In the area of coordination chemistry, the atomic and diatomic forms are distinguished as nitrogen and dinitrogen occur as ligands.Metal complexes of N2 have … Wikipedia
