Magnetic properties lower symmetry

Magnetic exchange, 1,257, 267 polymetallic complexes, 1,138 Magnetic moment, 1, 259 Magnetic properties atomic systems, 1,260 cubic field systems, 1,263 free-atom states and terms, I, 260 lower symmetry, 1, 264 zero-field splitting, 1,262 Magnetic susceptibility, 1,256, 259 Magnetism... 

The electronic301 and magnetic properties of mononuclear chromium(III) complexes are quite well understood however there is a distinct tendency for octahedral symmetry to be invoked in cases where the true symmetry is much lower. Chromium(III) is a hard Lewis acid and many stable complexes are formed with oxygen donors. In particular hydroxide complexes are readily formed in aqueous solution, and this may be a problem in synthesis. Substitution at chromium(III) centres is slow302,303 and may well have some associative character in many cases. The kinetic inertness of chromium(III) has led to the resolution of many optically active complexes this work has been extensively reviewed.304... 

The calculation of spin—orbit coupling effects in d" configurations in the presence of ligand fields of lower than cubic symmetry becomes a rather involved exercise. This occurs to a large extent because second-order terms become of importance, particularly in the interpretation of magnetic properties. 

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