18-electron rule

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the organometallic-chemistry subtree

Transition-metal complexes in which the valence shell (metal d + ligand donor orbitals) totals 18 electrons tend to be particularly stable, reflecting a full nd + (n+1)s + (n+1)p manifold. Observed in most diamagnetic Werner- and…

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