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Optical activity of trigonal coordination compounds |
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| Authors: | TS Piper Anastas Karipides |
| Institution: | William Albert Noyes Laboratory of Chemistry , University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois |
| Abstract: | The optical activity of trigonal coordination compounds is investigated using the crystal field theory. The ionic model is shown to account for the circular dichroism of Co(en)3 +3. The absolute configuration of Cr(C2O4)3 -3 is assigned on the basis of the ionic model. |
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