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This tag is for questions concerning coordination compounds including but not limited to ligand properties, metal properties, orbital splitting, micro- and macroscopic properties of entire complexes etc. For complexes where carbon monoxide is the only ligand, use the [carbonyl-complexes] tag instead. For organic catalysts or proteins, the tag is applicable if the question is about the metal’s direct coordination sphere.

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What's so special about chelation?

To complement Martin's answer with regard to the applications: chelation is particularly useful in the body with regard to iron transportation in siderophores and porphyrin rings and also in medicine …
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What are t2g and eg in CFT?

As stated in both the links Geoff and Philipp have kindly commented (1, 2) they are to do with symmetry labels we chemists like to assign to orbitals. Knowing an orbitals symmetry class can lead to a …
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