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Repulsion energy calculations show that the stereochemistry corresponding to the single minimum on any potential energy surface always contains a threefold axis. The stereochemistry is, therefore, completely defined by the normalized bite of the bidentate ligand b and the angle of twist θ between the upper and lower triangular faces (Fig. 8.1). The regular octahedron corresponds to θ = 30°, and b = 21/2. The trigonal prism is the eclipsed arrangement with θ = 0°.
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Kepert, D.L. (1982). Six-Coordinate Compounds [M(Bidentate)3]. In: Inorganic Stereochemistry. Inorganic Chemistry Concepts, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68046-5_8
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