Coordination Compounds

• Complex ion: [Cu(NH3)4]2+

• Coordination compound: K2CuCl4

• Complex ion: [CuCl4]2-

• Examples in nature:

  • heme
  • chlorophyll
  • enzymes

• Industrial catalysts; agents in electroplating baths; extraction of metals from ores

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