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Coordination Chemistry Reviews — Titre abrégé Coord. Chem. Rev. Discipline Chimie inorganique Langue Anglais … Wikipédia en Français
Coordination polymers — Coordination polymer is the term given in inorganic chemistry to a metal coordination compound where a ligand bridges between metal centres, where each metal centre binds to more than one ligand to create an infinite array of metal centres e.g. a … Wikipedia
Coordination isomerism — is a form of structural isomerism in which the composition of the complex ion varies. See also Coordination complex References Zumdahl, Steven. Chemistry. Fifth Edition, 2000. Categories: Chemistry stubsCoordination chemistry … Wikipedia
Coordination complex — Cisplatin, PtCl2(NH3)2 A platinum atom with four ligands In chemistry, a coordination complex or metal complex, is an atom or ion (usually metallic), bonded to a surrounding array of molecules or anions, that are in turn known as ligands or… … 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
Coordination number — In chemistry and crystallography, the coordination number of a central atom in a molecule or crystal is the number of its nearest neighbours. This number is determined somewhat differently for molecules and for crystals. In chemistry, the… … Wikipedia
Coordination polymer — A coordination polymer is an inorganic or organometallic polymer structure containing metal cation centers linked by ligands, extending in an array. It can also be described as a polymer whose repeat units are coordination complexes. Similar… … Wikipedia
Coordination geometry — The term coordination geometry is used in a number of related fields of chemistry and solid state chemistry/physics. Contents 1 Molecules 2 Inorganic coordination complexes 3 Crystallography usage 4 … Wikipedia
Coordination sphere — cis [CoCl2(NH3)4]+ The colored atoms form a coordination sphere around the ion of cobalt In coordination chemistry, the coordination sphere refers to a central atom or ion and an array of molecules or anions, the ligands, around. [ … Wikipedia
coordination compound — noun a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands) Syn: chelate compound, complex compound, complex ion, coordinated complex, metal complex, Werner… … Wiktionary
