An organic group or molecule containing rings with at least one noncarbon atom on the ring. A metal-ligand complex with the same number of unpaired electrons as the uncomplexed metal ion. When a weak ligand complexes the metal ion, the crystal field splitting is small and the electrons can still occupy all of the d orbitals without pairing. A compound belonging to a series of compounds that differ by a repeating group. Compare with alkane , alkene , alkyne , and organic .
Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that contain only hydrogen and carbon.
The simplest hydrocarbons are the alkanes . An inductive effect is the polarization of a chemical bond caused by the polarization of an adjacent bond. The study of inorganic compounds , specifically their structure, reactions, catalysis, and mechanism of action. Compare with organic . A compound that does not contain carbon chemically bound to hydrogen.