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π-acid ligands

As far as I can see there is no lemma on π-acid ligands, so to me it is rather difficult two check the use of this terminolgy. When I read the text, my reasoning runs like:

  • an acid is a partical which is able to accept electrons in its LUMO
  • a base is a particle which is donating electrons out of one or more of its HOMO's
  • which kind of orbital is donating electrons is irrelevant to these definitions
  • a ligand on a metal is donating elctrons for bonding so should be adressed as a base

So in this case, ligands should be called π-base ligands.

Either is someone able to identify the mistake in my reasoning or can I alter the acid into a base? 
T.vanschaik (
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18:15, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
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User T.Vanschaik please refer any standard inorganic textbook. The pi-acid ligands are expained clearly. 103.5.132.50 ( talk) 11:36, 27 April 2014 (UTC)T.Sarat reply

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

π-acid ligands

As far as I can see there is no lemma on π-acid ligands, so to me it is rather difficult two check the use of this terminolgy. When I read the text, my reasoning runs like:

  • an acid is a partical which is able to accept electrons in its LUMO
  • a base is a particle which is donating electrons out of one or more of its HOMO's
  • which kind of orbital is donating electrons is irrelevant to these definitions
  • a ligand on a metal is donating elctrons for bonding so should be adressed as a base

So in this case, ligands should be called π-base ligands.

Either is someone able to identify the mistake in my reasoning or can I alter the acid into a base? 
T.vanschaik (
talk) 
18:15, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
reply


User T.Vanschaik please refer any standard inorganic textbook. The pi-acid ligands are expained clearly. 103.5.132.50 ( talk) 11:36, 27 April 2014 (UTC)T.Sarat reply


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