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Metal - Ligand bonding

grace
in Inorganic Chemistry

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Can some one explain why pyridine-metal bond is shorter than secondary amine-metal bond in picolylamine complexes?

I feel its the other way. Nitrogen in pyridine is less basic than secondary amine, consequently forms a weaker and longer bond. If I am incorrect then some MOT is involved with back bonding.

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