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Low-spin

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-006796

Describing a coordination complex in which the electrons in the d-orbitals of the central metal ion are paired up in the lower energy orbitals to the maximum extent possible. This occurs when the ligand field splitting energy is large enough to overcome the electron-electron repulsion. Low-spin complexes have fewer unpaired electrons than high-spin complexes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-006796
FieldChemistry
SubjectInorganic Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 1997, 69, 1251. 'Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)' on page 1283 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199769061251)
See alsoCoordination entity
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "Describing a coordination complex in which the electrons in the d-orbitals of the central metal ion are paired up in the lower energy orbitals to the maximum extent possible. This occurs when the ligand field splitting energy is large enough to overcome the electron-electron repulsion. Low-spin complexes have fewer unpaired electrons than high-spin complexes.",
  "subject": "Inorganic Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
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  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1997, 69, 1251. 'Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)' on page 1283 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199769061251)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/low-spin/"
}

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