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What are the factors that affect the stability of lanthanide complexes?

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What spectroscopic technique can be used to determine the coordination number and geometry of a metal ion in a coordination compound? Provide an example of how this technique can be used to determine the structure of a coordination complex.

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What is the spectral behavior of Co(II) metalloporphyrin and Fe(II) metallophthalocyanine in the visible region and how does their coordination geometry affect their electronic spectra?

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What is the specific metal ion surrounded by ligands in the active site of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, and how does this coordination complex enable the enzyme to catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into bicarbonate and protons?

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Identify the specific metal ion present in the active site of hemoglobin and explain how it coordinates with the surrounding ligands.

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What is the specific metal center and coordination geometry of the active site in the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase, and how does this structure allow for the efficient catalysis of the hydration of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate?

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How do the specific coordination geometries of metal ions affect the function and activity of metalloenzymes and metalloproteins in biological systems?

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How does the size and shape of metallofullerenes and metalloclusters affect their coordination chemistry and reactivity?

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How does the size and shape of metallofullerenes and metalloclusters affect their coordination chemistry and reactivity?

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What is the role and mechanism of metal ions coordination in the catalytic activity of metalloproteins/enzymes? Provide an example of a metalloenzyme and discuss how its coordination chemistry affects its function.

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What is the role of the coordination chemistry principles in the design of chelation therapies for heavy metal poisoning? Provide a specific example of a chelating agent and explain its coordination mode with the central metal ion.

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How does the redox activity of metal ions in metalloenzymes and metalloproteins affect their catalytic activity? Provide specific examples and mechanisms to support your answer.

asked Feb 24 in Coordination Chemistry by CIGArmando01 (1.8k points)

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What is the relationship between the structure of a metalloporphyrin or metallophthalocyanine and its reactivity towards oxygen binding?

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What is the effect of changing the size and charge of the incoming ligand on the rate of substitution in a coordination complex?

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What is the effect of concentration, temperature, and presence of an inert ion on the rate of a ligand substitution reaction of [Co(H2O)6]2+ with chloride ion? Can the reaction be described as an associative or a dissociative mechanism?

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How does the presence of metal ions affect the activity and structure of metalloenzymes and metalloproteins, and what is the mechanism of catalysis involved in these metal-dependent reactions?

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How does the presence of geometric isomers affect the physical and chemical properties of coordination compounds?

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How does the presence of a metal ion in metalloenzymes and metalloproteins affect their function and how can this knowledge be applied in developing new drugs for specific diseases?

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How does the presence of a ligand affect the crystal field splitting energy in coordination complexes?

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What is the effect of oxidation state on the coordination chemistry of lanthanides and actinides? How does the coordination number and geometry of these metals vary with different ligands? Provide examples of each.

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