CHEM 001C Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Square Planar Molecular Geometry, Dna Replication, Ion

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CHEM 001C Lecture 12: Coordination Chemistry
Square Planar Complexes
Why are square planar geometries favored over tetrahedral geometries for many
d8 complexes?
Example: [Pt(NH3)2(Cl)2]
If tetrahedral:
Unequal distribution
Equal numbers of electrons in equal energy orbitals
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