common property of coordination compounds is that they often occur in isomeric forms having the same empirical
formula, but with a different arrangement of atoms. Many types of isomerism exist, more so than in organic chemistry
e.g. geometrical, optical, ionisation, ligand isomerism etc. (see CH160 lecture notes). Linkage isomers arise because
some ligands can bond via one donor atom in one compound, but via a different atom of the same ligand in another
compound. Typical examples of linkage isomersism…
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