Concept information
Preferred term
coordination compounds
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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Neutral or negatively charged ligands bonded to metal cations or neutral atoms. The number of ligand atoms to which the metal center is directly bonded is the metal cation's coordination number, and this number is always greater than the regular valence or oxidation number of the metal. A coordination complex can be negative, neutral, or positively charged.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- coordination complex
- coordination complexes
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/263
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