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Offline maccha

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Solvent labile ligand?
« on: November 29, 2010, 10:47:01 PM »
My text says that when solvent acts as a ligand it is always labile... why is this?
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Re: Solvent labile ligand?
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2010, 11:14:29 PM »
this is a bit of a sweeping generalization. 

one reason why solvents in general are a bit more labile is that they are neutral, when compared to anionic ligands such as halides etc. 
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Re: Solvent labile ligand?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2010, 04:03:57 PM »
That doesn't sound right to me.  It should depend on the solvent and the complex it's coordinating to.
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