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. 2022 Oct 17;27(20):6967. doi: 10.3390/molecules27206967

Table A7.

Occupancy of d orbitals for organometallic complexes (d electron count) of various metal ions [181] in Group 7 to 13 and Period 3 to 6 of the Period Table that feature in this treatise (in bold), and some others ions.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2 B
3 Al (III) d0
4 Mn (II) d5
Mn (III) d4
Mn (VII)d0
Fe (I) d7
Fe (II) d6
Fe (III) d5
Co (I) d8
Co (II) d7
Co (III) d6
Ni (II) d8 Cu (I) d10
Cu (II) d9
Cu (III) d8
Zn (II) d10 Ga (III) d10
5 Tc (I) d6
Tc (IV) d3
Tc (VII) d0
Ru (II) d6
Ru (III) d5
Ru (IV) d4
Rh (III) d6 Pd (II) d8 Ag (I) d10
Ag (II) d9
Ag (III) d8
Cd (II) d10 In (III) d10
6 Re (I) d6 Os (II) d6
Os (IV) d4
Os (VIII)d0
Ir (III) d6 Pt (II) d8 Au (I) d10
Au (II) d9
Au (III) d8
Hg (II) d10 Tl (III) d10

Note that the d electron count (=Group number−Oxidation state) is not the same as the electron configuration for the ion in splendid isolation (for e.g., Re(I)).