formation of coordination compounds
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formation of coordination compounds
In lecture #24, Professor Lavelle mentioned that to form salts, KCN or NaCl or NH3 would replace water's position in the ligand. Is there a reason water is so easily replaceable in a ligand solution?
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Re: formation of coordination compounds
That's a really good question! I feel like it has to do with H2O being really polar, which means that it can easily be broken if there are other ions around (and since salts are made up of cations and anions, water can easily be replaced in that sense). I'm not too sure if this is the most accurate answer, but this is my take on it :)
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Re: formation of coordination compounds
i think this might be how ion-dipole interactions are stronger than dipole-dipole interactions. (but i am also not too sure; there could be more to it)
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Re: formation of coordination compounds
It probably has to do with the relative stability of the different ligands and their bonding. I'm assuming water is less stable than some of the compounds you listed when bonded with a metal ion.
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