24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds
Magnetic Properties of Complex Ions: Octahedral Complexes
Tris-(1,10-phenanthroline)iron(III), [Fe(phen)3]3+, is an octahedral complex with three bidentate phen ligands surrounding the central metal atom. (Note: phen is a neutral strong-field ligand.) What is the crystal field energy-level diagram for [Fe(phen)3]3+? Is it paramagnetic or diamagnetic?