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Metallo‐Complexes
Author(s) -
Bergerhoff G.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.196406861
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , chemistry , crystal structure , ternary operation , atom (system on chip) , crystallography , ion , stereochemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , embedded system , programming language
Ternary and quasiternary compounds consist of either one cationic and two anionic,or one anionic and two cationic components. The size of the ions and the bonding forces between them determine the structure of the compounds. A compound is regarded as a complex when its lattice contains structural groups in which the interaction between the constituent atoms is substantially greater than or different from that between these structural groups and the other components of the compound. Metallo‐complexes are built up of one cationic and two anionic components; in contrast to the complexes with cationic central atoms which have been thoroughly investigated, they contain an anionic central atom surrounded by cationic ligands. A list is given of many compounds which can be formulated as metallo‐complexes after discussion of methods for their preparation and their chemical properties; the reason that only few metals can function as ligands of an anionic central atom is deduced from the pertinent crystal structures.