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Offline Kate

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Iron(II) coordinated with edta4-
« on: December 05, 2013, 09:55:19 AM »
Hello. :)

Is iron (II) coordinated with edta4- low spin or high spin?

I think it's low spin, because even though the oxidation state of iron is only +2, edta is a strong field ligand.
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Re: Iron(II) coordinated with edta4-
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2013, 10:30:12 AM »
Sounds reasonable, but it may depend on what the other two ligands are (I'm assuming we're talking an octahedral complex here).
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Re: Iron(II) coordinated with edta4-
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2013, 10:55:31 AM »
Yes, octahedral, though the other ligand is N2 (very weak donor).
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