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Isomers are substances that have the same number and kinds of atoms, but arranged differently. Constitutional (structural) isomers, as applied to coordination compounds, are isomers whose differences involve having more than a single coordination sphere or different donor atoms on the same ligand.
They contain different atom-to-atom bonding sequences. Stereoisomers, on the other hand, are isomers that differ only in the way that atoms are oriented in space, and therefore involve only one coordination sphere and the same ligands and donor atoms.
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Isomers are substances that have the same number and kinds of atoms, but arranged differently. Constitutional (structural) isomers, as applied to coordination compounds, are isomers whose differences involve having more than a single coordination sphere or different donor atoms on the same ligand.
They contain different atom-to-atom bonding sequences. Stereoisomers, on the other hand, are isomers that differ only in the way that atoms are oriented in space, and therefore involve only one coordination sphere and the same ligands and donor atoms.
