Any example of asymmetric inorganic compounds?

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Any example of asymmetric inorganic compounds?

E.g. chiral, etc.

2007-08-10 10:34:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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plenty of them. the easiest ones are probably any metal center with octahedral geometry containing 3 bidentate ligands like bipys, oxalates, diammine.
e.g. Cr(bipy)3 3+, W(ox)3

2007-08-10 11:06:52 · answer #1 · answered by Carborane 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The complex ion [Cr(H2NCH2CH2NH2)3]3+ is chiral.

2007-08-10 10:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋