Reactions and Applications of Coordination Compounds

Coordination complexes are anionic ligands bound to a cationic metal.

Extractive metallurgy is the study of the processes used in the separation and concentration of raw materials.

Chelating agents are ligands for metals that bind via multiple atoms, thus taking up several coordination sites on the metal.

Coordination complexes and their chemistry can be used to analyze the composition of a solution by precipitation or colorimetric analysis.

The electronic configuration of some metal complexes gives them important properties, such as color in coordination compounds.

Coordination complexes are found in many biomolecules, especially as essential ingredients for the active site of enzymes.