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Transition Metals and Coordination Complexes
Coordination Complexes and Chelation
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Coordination complexes form when a metal ion bonds to ligands. These compounds appear in familiar examples such as hemoglobin in blood, chlorophyll in green plants, vitamin B-12, and the catalyst used to make polyethylene. Transition metal ions are especially likely to form these complexes.
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In a complex ion, the metal ion is bound to anionic or neutral molecules, known as ligands. Ligands have one or more lone pairs of electrons and act as electron-pair donors or Lewis bases. They donate the electron pair to the metal ion, which acts as an electron-pair acceptor or a Lewis acid. Thus, a coordinate covalent bond between the metal io...
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