Timeline for Why don't ligands affect the oxidation state of the central metal ion?
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| Dec 14, 2019 at 3:18 | history | edited | Jan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 29, 2017 at 7:09 | comment | added | Jan | Another thing: Even if the ligands are firmly glued to the central metal and no swapping occurs at any reasonable timescale (eg $\ce{[Fe(CN)6]^4-}$) it is called a complex. | |
| Sep 29, 2017 at 6:59 | comment | added | Jan | @MaxW As I tried to address when referring to the redox binding mode of oxygen to haemoglobin, lability does not mean that no redox process is involved. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 15:10 | comment | added | MaxW | Another point here is that ligands are labile. The $\ce{H2O}$ molecules aren't "glued" to the complex but "swap" in and out. The $\ce{Fe^{3+}}$ can also have ligands other than $\ce{H2O}$ if there any are in the solution. This ligand swapping is why it is called a "complex." | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 13:48 | history | answered | Jan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |