Study on the conditions for stabilizing trigonal-prism coordination compounds

A new calculating method has been proposed for the elongation and twist of trigonal-prism. The calculations show that the calculated and determined values of the bite for bidentate trigonal prism complexes are similar and that rigidity of the bite favors the stabilization of the trigonal prism configuration. The structural characteristics of the bidentate ligands and central atoms are further discussed based on the structural data of trigonal-prism compounds. The discussion provides a guide for the preparation of new trigonal-prism labelled compounds