NH3, NH4+ and the Transition Elements?

Why is it that NH3 readily forms complex ions with the transition elements but NH4+ does not?

2007-03-20 11:36:40 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

The lone pair of the NH3 bonds to the transition metals. In NH4+ that lone pair is already "busy" interacting with a proton--H+.

2007-03-21 10:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Some Body 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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