Coordination numbers and geometries of metal cyanide complexes
- Coordination numbers and geometries of metal cyanide complexes
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Coordination numbers and geometries of metal cyanide complexes
electron
configuration* metal ion cyanide
complex geometry total number of
valence electrons
d2 Mo
4+ [Mo(
CN)
8]
4− dodecahedral 18
d3 Cr
3+ [Cr(
CN)
6]
3− octahedral 15
d4 Mn
3+ [Mn(
CN)
6]
3− octahedral 16
d5 Fe
3+ [Fe(
CN)
6]
3− octahedral 17
d6 Co
3+ [Co(
CN)
6]
3− octahedral 18
d7 Co
2+ [Co(
CN)
5]
3− square pyramidal 17
d8 Ni
2+ [Ni(
CN)
4]
2− square planar 16
d8 Ni
2+ [Ni(
CN)
5]
3− square pyramidal or
trigonal bipyramidal 18
d10 Cd
2+ [Cd(
CN)
4]
2− tetrahedral 18
d10 Ag
+ [Ag(
CN)
2]
− linear 14
*Number of d electrons indicated by superscript.
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