The Coordination Number – an “Inorganic Chameleon”

1970/01/01 by R. Hoppe · 2 citations
Chemistry · Materials Science · #Crystallography and molecular interactions #History and advancements in chemistry #X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

paper · doi:10.1002/anie.197000251

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Abstract

Abstract The purpose of the present article is to describe the changing ambiguous character of the term “coordination number” and its present‐day definition in structural chemistry, particularly of typical solids (assemblies of particles with short‐range and long‐range order). An effort is made at the same time to describe the crystal structure of solids as simply as possible while also taking long‐range order into account, i.e. by determining “effective” coordination numbers by the geometrical “polyhedron method” or from MAPLE (Madelung Part of Lattice Energy) values.

Citations

• Madelung Constants

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