What kinds of bonds does the #d_(x^2-y^2)# orbital form in transition metal complexes?
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As it is aligned along coordinate axes, the
An example is in square planar transition metal complexes...
...or in octahedral transition metal complexes:
One "exception" (among others) is trigonal bipyramidal transition metal complexes, where the
The
See this answer for further detail on the
On the other hand, the
One note here is that usually the internuclear axis is the
The above diagram for octahedral complexes uses the convention that in polyatomic compounds, the