Dodecahedral molecular geometry
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Examples | Mo(CN)4− 8 |
Point group | D2d |
Coordination number | 8 |
μ (Polarity) | 0 |
In chemistry, the dodecahedral molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where eight atoms or groups of atoms or ligands are arranged around a central atom defining the vertices of a snub disphenoid (also known as a trigonal dodecahedron). This shape has D2d symmetry and is one of the three common shapes for octacoordinate transition metal complexes, along with the square antiprism and the bicapped trigonal prism.[1][2]
One example of the dodecahedral molecular geometry is the Mo(CN)4−
8 ion.[2]
References
- ^ Jeremy K. Burdett; Roald Hoffmann; Robert C. Fay (1978). "Eight-Coordination". Inorganic Chemistry. 17 (9): 2553–2568. doi:10.1021/ic50187a041.
- ^ a b Wells A.F. (1984) Structural Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition Oxford Science Publications ISBN 0-19-855370-6
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Molecular geometry
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- T-shaped
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- Seesaw
- Square planar
- Square antiprismatic
- Dodecahedral
- Bicapped trigonal prismatic
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