3 Nomenclature
Nomenclature
Nomenclature
Nomenclature
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Coordination
Coordination
Coordination
Coordination
Coordination
Compounds
Compounds
Compounds
Compounds
Compounds
(g) Oxidation number of central atom
The oxidation number of the central atom in a complex is defined
as the charge it would carry if all the ligands are removed along
with the electron pairs that are shared with the central atom The
oxidation number is represented by a Roman numeral in parenthesis
following the name of the coordination entity For example, oxidation
number of copper in [Cu(CN)4]
3– is +1 and it is written as Cu(I) ( h ) Homoleptic and heteroleptic complexes
Complexes in which a metal is bound to only one kind of donor
groups, e