Optically active co-ordination compounds. Part IV. Aquations of resolved halogeno-complexes
Abstract
In the aquation of a resolved complex of the type cis-[Co en2XY]n+ where Y is a halide ion and X a unidentate ligand such as Cl–, NH3, NO2–, and NCS–, successive optical rotatory dispersion spectra pass through common points ([ϕ],λ). The significance of such common points is discussed, and the results used in conjunction with mechanistic information, to show that optical configuration retained during aquation of halogeno-complexes.