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Offline shehri

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Why Lithium forms complex compounds?
« on: May 01, 2007, 09:58:25 PM »
Why, in IA group only Lithium forms complex compounds, while rest of the elements don't?I'm in a fix about it.Plz. help me.Thanks.
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Re: Why Lithium forms complex compounds?
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2007, 02:55:39 AM »
I've never come across lithium complexes. Could you give an example?
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Re: Why Lithium forms complex compounds?
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2007, 06:42:01 AM »
eg: lithium 12-crown-4 complex
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Re: Why Lithium forms complex compounds?
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2007, 09:52:29 AM »
you also get

potassium 18-crown-6  and
Sodium 15-crown-5
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Re: Why Lithium forms complex compounds?
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2007, 01:05:39 PM »
Yay for crown ethers.
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Re: Why Lithium forms complex compounds?
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2007, 09:25:25 AM »
Lithium cation  "loves" 4 nitrogen (eg pyridines, different amines, especially chelating ones) or 4 oxygen atoms (eg. tetrahydrofurane) around (with flat or tetrahedral environment)
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