Order of ligands
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Order of ligands
When we're writing the formula of coordination compound , does the order in which we put the ligands in the square bracket matter?
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Re: Order of ligands
ligands are arranged in alphabetical order when written, but you ignore their prefixes! Therefore diaqua would not be written before pentaammine.
Re: Order of ligands
When writing the formula, arrange ligands in alphabetical order, ignoring any prefixes.
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Re: Order of ligands
Lyndon said that when writing the symbols, it doesn't matter the order of the ligands. However, for the letter names, alphabetical order is necessary.
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Re: Order of ligands
does not matter but I would say just to be safe follow the order given in the name
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