Preferred Label : polyhedral symbol;
IUPAC definition : The polyhedral symbol indicates the geometrical arrangements of the coordinating atoms
about the central atom. It consists of one or more capital italic letters derived
from common geometric terms (tetrahedron, square plane, octahedron, etc.) which denote
the idealised geometry of the ligands around the coordination centre, and an arabic
numeral that is the coordination number of the central atom. The polyhedral symbol
is used as an affix, enclosed in parentheses, and separated from the name by a hyphen.
Examples are i T /i -4, i SP /i -4, i TBPY /i -5, i SPY /i -5, i OC /i -6, and
i CU /i -8.;
Origin ID : PT06792;
See also
The polyhedral symbol indicates the geometrical arrangements of the coordinating atoms
about the central atom. It consists of one or more capital italic letters derived
from common geometric terms (tetrahedron, square plane, octahedron, etc.) which denote
the idealised geometry of the ligands around the coordination centre, and an arabic
numeral that is the coordination number of the central atom. The polyhedral symbol
is used as an affix, enclosed in parentheses, and separated from the name by a hyphen.
Examples are i T /i -4, i SP /i -4, i TBPY /i -5, i SPY /i -5, i OC /i -6, and
i CU /i -8.
