We would like to add the "ligand exchange reaction" to MOP because of the relevance of the term (especially but not exclusively for inorganic chemistry).
Label: "ligand exchange reaction"
has_exact_synonym: ligand substitution reaction
Definition: A ligand exchange reaction is a molecular process, in which one or more ligands around a metal ion are replaced by other ligands without changing the oxidation state of the metal atom. (Source: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195301007.003.0005)
We would like to add the "ligand exchange reaction" to MOP because of the relevance of the term (especially but not exclusively for inorganic chemistry).
Label: "ligand exchange reaction" has_exact_synonym: ligand substitution reaction Definition: A ligand exchange reaction is a molecular process, in which one or more ligands around a metal ion are replaced by other ligands without changing the oxidation state of the metal atom. (Source: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195301007.003.0005)
Question parent class: Where to subsume this new reaction is unsure. It could be inserted under "coordination" (MOP:0000797) or “formation of covalent bond with group” (MOP:0000566). Since a ligand exchange in the broadest sense is also a substitution, an entry under "substitution reaction" (MOP:0000790) would also be conceivable. But the definitions of these possible classes are not entirely appropriate for this. To postpone the exact subsumption we propose to use "molecular process" (MOP:0000543) as parent for now.
term requested by: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4378-6061