Question

What is the order for strength of ligands in coordination compounds?

Answer 1

Answer:

In general, ligands can be arranged in a series in the order of increasing field strength as given below:

According to spectrochemical series.

I

−

<Br

−

<SCN

−

<Cl

−

<S

2−

<F

−

<OH

−

<C

2

O

4

2−

<H

2

O<NCS

−

<EDTA

4−

<NH

3

<en<

CN

−

<CO