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L
2
-coord
linear
5
-coord
trigonal bipyramid
L
L
ML
L
M
L
L
L
5
-coord
square pyramid
3
-coord
trigonal plane
L
L
L
L
M
L
M
L
L
L
L
6
-coord
octahedron
4
-coord
tetrahedron
L
L
M
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
4
-coord
square plane
6
-coord
trigonal prism
L
L
M
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
7
-coord
pentagonal
bipyramid
7
-coord
mono-capped
octahedron
L
L
L
L
M
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
7
-coord
mono-capped
trigonal prism
L
L
L
M
L
L
L
L
L
8
-coord
hexagonal
bipyramid
L
L
L
L
L
L
8
-coord
cubic
M
L
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
8
-coord
di-capped
octahedron
8
-coord
square
antiprism
L
L
L
L
M
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
8
-coord
di-capped
trigonal prism
L
L
8
-coord
dodecahedron
L
L
L
L
M
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
9
-coord
mono-capped
square antiprism
9
-coord
tri-capped
trigonal prism
L
L
L
L
M
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Figure 4.21
A summary of ideal polyhedral shapes for the limiting structures for coordination numbers 2 to 9.
More practical metal bonding representations for complexes are also shown.
