Octahedral Complexes
Complexes in which the central atom has a coordination number of six are very commonly encountered for the majority of elements in the Periodic Table. These complexes are almost invariably octahedral in shape, the trigonal prism being a rare alternative, e.g. WMe6.
In this chapter we will apply the basic techniques developed in preceding chapters to rationalise some of the key features of octahedral complexes, i.e. the role of d- orbitals in the bonding of main group element compounds and the electronic structure of transition metal complexes. The introduction of transition elements into our bonding problems will require a knowledge of how group theory deals with the symmetry of d-orbitals and this is addressed in Section ...
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