coordination compound
- noun
- /ˌkɔːr.dɪˈneɪ.ʃən ˈkɒm.paʊnd/
- Specialized
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compuesto de coordinación
- A coordination compound consists of a central metal ion surrounded by several ligands.
Examples
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Chemists often study how ligands bond to metals in a coordination compound.
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The bright color of the solution is due to the presence of a coordination compound.
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A coordination compound consists of a central metal atom.
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Iron forms a stable coordination compound with ammonia.
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A coordination compound consists of a central metal ion surrounded by several ligands.
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Chemists often study how ligands bond to metals in a coordination compound.
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Iron forms a stable coordination compound with ammonia.
Synonyms
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A central metal atom joined to other molecules or ions
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines a general noun 'compound' (a chemical substance) with 'coordination', whose common B1 meaning is 'organization' rather than the technical chemical sense of coordinate bonding. A learner who knows the basic words might guess it refers to a type of compound involving some kind of arranged or linked parts, but the precise meaning (metal–ligand coordinate bonds) is technical and not fully derivable without domain knowledge.
Etymology
The noun coordination compound comes from the image of a central metal atom holding other groups, called ligands, around it like a host with guests. So the name means a compound where the metal 'coordinates' or 'holds' the ligands in place.