Preferred Label : low-spin;
IUPAC definition : In any coordination entity with a particular d sup n /sup (1<n<9) configuration
and a particular geometry, if the n electrons are distributed so that they occupy
the lowest possible energy levels, the entity is a low-spin complex. If some of the
higher energy d orbitals are occupied before all the lower energy ones are completely
filled, then the entity is a high-spin complex.;
Origin ID : LT06788;
See also
In any coordination entity with a particular d sup n /sup (1<n<9) configuration
and a particular geometry, if the n electrons are distributed so that they occupy
the lowest possible energy levels, the entity is a low-spin complex. If some of the
higher energy d orbitals are occupied before all the lower energy ones are completely
filled, then the entity is a high-spin complex.
