Jahn-Teller distortion and other crystal fields

3 Jahn-Teller distortion and other crystal fields 

Referring to the orbital splitting pattern for an axially elongated tetragonal complex shown in Fig. 8.3.2, if we continue the elongation, the splittings 

Crystal field splitting pattern of a tetragonal distortion, either by stretching or compressing two ligands along the Z axis. Note that is appreciably larger than 2- 

Examples of Jahn-Teller distortion Cu(II) halides with two long bonds and four short ones. 

Correlation between the orbital splitting patterns of octahedral MLg and square-planar ML4 complexes. 

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