A Study on The Interactions Between Coordination Compounds and Supports

In this study the viewpoint is taken that the supported complexes react with active groups on the surface of the support to form new entities which may be called surface complexes.Various interactions between the support and the solute in solution of impregnation have been found,and these interactions may be divided into four calsses: (1) there is no noticeable chemical interaction between the dissolved coordination compound and the support,except the physical adsorption;(2) the metal ion of the complex is anchored on the surface through the surface group as a ligand forming a surface complex,or the support provides the central ion for the formation of a surface polynuciear complex through the bridging ligand of the complex;(3) the surface of the support provides the central ion for ligands dissociated from the complex or for the solvent molecules;(4) the metal hydroxide might be formed,when the acidity of the cation of the support is weaker than that of the metal ion of the complex in a aqueous solution.