Chinese lantern structure
Introduction The Chinese lantern structure adopted by dirhodium tetraacetate dihydrateIn chemistry, the '''Chinese lantern structure''' is a coordination complex where two metal atoms are bridged by four bidentate ligands. This structure type is also known as a '''paddlewheel complex'''. Examples include chromium(II) acetate, molybdenum(II) acetate, and rhodium(II) acetate, copper(II) acetate dihydrate. The name is derived from the resemblance between the structure and a Chinese paper lantern. Often additional ligands are bound to the metal centers along the M---M vector. The degree of metal-metal bonding varies according to the d-electron configuration.
Complexes with Chinese lantern structure *Copper benzoate*Copper acetate*Chromium(II) acetate*Molybdenum(II) acetate*Diruthenium tetraacetate chloride*Rhodium acetate
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