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RELEVANCE
• A number of
coordination complexes are used for
important industrial and medical applications cis-Pt(NH3)2Cl2
eg cisplatin is
used in chemotherapy.
used in chemotherapy.
• Metal complexes are also
found in biology:
found in biology:
1) chlorophyll, 2) hemoglobin,
3) carbonic anhydrase & 4) vitamin B12 :
3) carbonic anhydrase & 4) vitamin B12 :
1) magnesium, 2) iron, 3) zinc
& 4) cobalt
coordination complexes.
coordination complexes.
