Preferred Label : crystal field;
IUPAC definition : The average static electric field experienced by an ion, molecule or atom in a crystal
generated by all the other surrounding atoms, molecules, or ions. The concept introduced
by becquerel and developed by Bethe has been extended to refer to the field generated
by the ligands (anions or neutral species) surrounding a transition metal ion in a
coordination compound. With the understatement that some covalency may exist in the
metal-ligand bond, it is often referred to as ligand field.;
Origin ID : CT06770;
See also
The average static electric field experienced by an ion, molecule or atom in a crystal
generated by all the other surrounding atoms, molecules, or ions. The concept introduced
by becquerel and developed by Bethe has been extended to refer to the field generated
by the ligands (anions or neutral species) surrounding a transition metal ion in a
coordination compound. With the understatement that some covalency may exist in the
metal-ligand bond, it is often referred to as ligand field.
