coordination compound

English

Noun

coordination compound (plural coordination compounds)

1. (chemistry) a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands)

Synonyms

• chelate compound
• complex compound
• complex ion
• coordinated complex
• metal complex
• Werner complex

Related terms

• coordination chemistry
• coordination number

See also

• complex (chemistry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:complex (chemistry)
• coordinate bond
• ligand field theory