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Metal Cations that Act as Lewis Acids

Examples of metal-ligand coordination complexes

Examples of metal-ligand coordination complexes

Examples of several metals (V, Mn, Re, Fe, Ir) in coordination complexes with various ligands. All these metals act as Lewis acids, accepting electron pairs from their ligands.

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