Ligand field
= Ligand field
A <ligand field> describes how ligands split and mix the central metal orbitals. <Sigma donation>, pi donation and <pi backbonding> explain trends that a purely electrostatic picture misses.
= Ligand field
A <ligand field> describes how ligands split and mix the central metal orbitals. <Sigma donation>, pi donation and <pi backbonding> explain trends that a purely electrostatic picture misses.