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Jahn-Teller Distortion: How to compare magnitudes (in Cu2+ complexes)?
Octahedral complex of copper(II) undergo structural distortion (Jahn-Teller). Which one of the given copper(II) complexes will who the maximum structural distortion? (en - ethylenediamine)
(A) $[Cu(...
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ligand pi system irreducible representation for trigonal bipyramidal transition metal complex
I am considering a D$_{3h}$ trigonal bipyramidal transition metal complex MX$_5$. I have found that the irreducible representation for the ligand s and $\sigma$ systems is 2A$_1'$+A$_2''$+E$'$. I ...
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How do I determine the number and order of ligand orbitals?
I am trying to create interaction diagrams for transition metal species by reducing the representations for both $\sigma$ and $\pi$ ligand orbital sets and mixing them with the metal orbitals. The ...
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